quilo-

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, thousand).

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Prefix

quilo-

  1. 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-.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, lip, edge).

Prefix

quilo- (before a vowel quil-)

  1. 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-)

  1. chole- (combining form used in scientific neologisms to indicate bile)
Derived terms
  • col- (relating to bile)
  • quil (bile)

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Galician

Prefix

quilo-

  1. kilo-

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Prefix

quilo-

  1. kilo- (103)

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Spanish

Prefix

quilo-

  1. Alternative spelling of kilo-

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