Etymology of the English word kilowatt
the English word
kilowattderived from the English word
wattusing 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
*ghesloUsage
Word found in Modern English
