kilometre
English
/ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/, /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
noun
Definitions
- (official BIPM spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from French kilomètre (kilometre) derived from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (thousand, one thousand).
Origin
Ancient Greek
χίλιοι
Gloss
thousand, one thousand
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kilo- English
- chilias Latin
- Kilometer German
- Kilometergeld German
- Kilometerstand German
- Kilometerstein German
- Stundenkilometer German
- kilometerhoch German
- kilometerlang German
- chilo- Italian
- kilo French
- kilo- French
- kilogramme French
- kilomètre French
- kilométrage French
- kilométrique French
- mètre French
- πεντακισχίλιοι Ancient Greek
- χίλιοι Ancient Greek
- χιλίαρχος Ancient Greek
- χιλιόφυλλος Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰesliyoy, *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European
- kilo Norwegian Bokmål
- kilo Norwegian Nynorsk
- ciliméadar Irish
- كيلومتر Arabic
- kíló- Icelandic
- किलोमीटर Hindi
- กิโลเมตร Thai
- χιλιο- Greek (modern)
- kilomètre Norman
- илјада Macedonian
- kilometa Swahili
- ikhilomitha Zulu
- imitha Zulu
- kilomita Tok Pisin
- kilomèt Haitian, Haitian Creole