Where does “కిలోమీటరు” come from?
కిలోమీటరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కల, from Hindi केला, from Sanskrit कदल, from Portuguese cadeira, from Old Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin cathegra, from Latin cathēdra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
కిలోమీటరు (Telugu): kilometre or kilometer: an SI unit of length...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “కిలోమీటరు”, step by step
కిలోమీటరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu కల
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | కల | dream; all, various; actual; participle of కలుగు |
| 2 | Hindi | केला | banana; plantain |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कदल | the plantain tree, "Musa sapientum" |
| 4 | Portuguese | cadeira | chair |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | cadeira | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cathegra | — |
| 7 | Latin | cathēdra | armchair (having cushions and supports) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καθέδρα | seat; sitting posture; teacher's chair,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Telugu మీటరు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | మీటరు | meter or metre: the base unit of length in the... |
| 2 | English | metre | The basic unit of length in the International... |
| 3 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |