Where does “kilohercio” come from?

kilohercio (Spanish) comes from Spanish kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

kilohercio (Spanish): kilohertz

Definitions

  1. kilohertz

Ancestry of “kilohercio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishkilo-kilo- SI prefix multiplying the unit by 103
2Frenchkilo-kilo
3Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
4Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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