Etymology

kilopond

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Today it means: A gravitational metric unit of force equal to the magnitude of the force exerted by a mass of one kilogram in the standard gravity (i.e. at the surface of the earth). Full definition →

Latin pondus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompondus“weight”
  2. English todaykilopond

From kilo- + Latin pondus (“weight”).

Words from the same roots

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pondus

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