Translation
kilometre
Word origin
An international metric compound: Greek chilioi ('a thousand') plus metron ('measure'). Esperanto took it whole, as kilo- plus metro, so a kilometro is exactly what it says: a thousand metres.
- Origin
- Greek, via international metric usage
- Root
- chilioi + metron
- English cognates
- kilometre, metre
Examples
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From our house to the school it is two kilometres.
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We walked three kilometres to the lake.
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How many kilometres is it to the sea?
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