Etymology of the English word kiloton
the English word
kilotonusing the English prefix
kilo-derived from the French prefix
kilo-derived from the Greek word
kilioi (thousand)
derived from the Greek word
chilioi, χίλιοι (a thousand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghesloderived from the English word
tonDerivations in other languages
Italian
chilotonUsage
Word found in Modern English
