An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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kilo-
  کیلو-  
kilo- (#)
Fr.: kilo-  

A prefix meaning 103.

See also: Introduced in France in 1795, when the → metric system was officially adopted, from Gk. khilioi “thousand,” of unknown origin.