Where does “kilo” come from?

kilo (Veps) comes from Russian кило́, from French 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.

kilo (Veps): kilogram, kilo

Definitions

  1. kilogram, kilo

Ancestry of “kilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкило́kilo
2Frenchkilokilo
3Frenchkilo-kilo
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →