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Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).
Prefix
quilo-
- kilo- (SI prefix expressing 103 of the base unit)
Usage notes
- The letter k is not normally used in Catalan. Instead, Catalan orthography calls for using the qu digraph to represent the /k/ sound before an e or an i. Therefor, when the metric system was introduced into Catalan, the prefix kilo- was originally spelled quilo-. With the advent of k as a standard international abbreviation, usage of kilo- has become not only acceptable, but also more common than the traditional spelling. However, traditionalists still insist upon the use of quilo-.
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Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip, edge”).
Prefix
quilo- (before a vowel quil-)
- cheilo- (combining form used in scientific neologisms to indicate the lips or an edge)
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Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “secretion, bile”).
Prefix
quilo- (before a vowel quil-)
- chole- (combining form used in scientific neologisms to indicate bile)
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Galician
Prefix
quilo-
- kilo-
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Portuguese
Prefix
quilo-
- kilo- (103)
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Spanish
Prefix
quilo-
- Alternative spelling of kilo-
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