quilo-
See also: quilo
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).
Alternative forms edit
Prefix edit
quilo-
- kilo- (SI prefix expressing 103 of the base unit)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip, edge”).
Prefix edit
quilo- (before a vowel quil-)
- cheilo- (combining form used in scientific neologisms to indicate the lips or an edge)
Derived terms edit
- quiloplàstia (“cheiloplasty”)
Etymology 3 edit
From Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “secretion, bile”).
Prefix edit
quilo- (before a vowel quil-)
- chole- (combining form used in scientific neologisms to indicate bile)
Derived terms edit
- quilopericardi (“presence of bile in the pericardial fluid”)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “quilo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician edit
Prefix edit
quilo-
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
- “quilo-” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Prefix edit
quilo-
- kilo- (103)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Prefix edit
quilo-
- Alternative spelling of kilo-
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “quilo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014