kilogram
/ˈkɪləɡˌɹæm/KIH-luh-gram
/ˈkɪləɡˌɹæm/KIH-luh-gram
Meaninga thousand grams
Common meaning: a thousand grams
- kiloa thousandLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1727 · scan
- grama written letter or markLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 168 · scan
‘a thousand’ + ‘a written letter or mark’ → kilogram
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- kilo — Greek χίλιοι “a thousand” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- gram — Greek γράμμα “a written letter or mark” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek χίλιοι ‘a thousand’ + Greek γράμμα ‘a written letter or mark’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry γράμμα, p. 168 · dictionary scan
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