"κιλο-" meaning in Greek

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Prefix

Forms: kilo- [romanization]
Etymology: From English kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”). Etymology templates: {{bor|el|en|kilo-}} English kilo-, {{der|el|grc|χίλιοι||thousand}} Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} κιλο- • (kilo-), {{el-prefix}} κιλο- • (kilo-)
  1. kilo- (SI unit prefix, 10⁶) Tags: morpheme Synonyms (unit prefix): χιλιο- (chilio-)
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