kilo
Norwegian
/çiːlu/
noun
Definitions
- a kilo 1000 grammes
- kilo letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet, usually spoken rather than written
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (thousand, one thousand) derived from French kilo.
Origin
French
kilo
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kilo- English
- chilias Latin
- chilo- Italian
- kilo French
- kilo- French
- kilogramme French
- kilomètre French
- πεντακισχίλιοι Ancient Greek
- χίλιοι Ancient Greek
- χιλίαρχος Ancient Greek
- χιλιόφυλλος Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰesliyoy, *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European
- kilo Norwegian Nynorsk
- kíló- Icelandic
- χιλιο- Greek (modern)
- илјада Macedonian
- kiilo Afar
- ikilo Kinyarwanda