Where does “1K” come from?
1K (Translingual) comes from Translingual k, from Translingual k-, from English kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
1K (Translingual): The resolution of display devices or content...
Definitions
- The resolution of display devices or content...
Ancestry of “1K”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | k | Abbreviation of thousand |
| 2 | Translingual | k- | Abbreviation of kilo- |
| 3 | English | kilo- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 4 | French | kilo- | kilo- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |