Etymograph

English

kilogram-force

From kilogram + force.

A compound of kilogram + force

Ancient Greek γράμμα ‘a small weight’

French gramme ‘gram’

French kilogramme

English kilogram

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise, high’

Latin fortis ‘strong’

Late Latin fortia

Old French force ‘strength’

Middle English force

English force

Today it means

noun A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity at 9.80665 m/s²), of a mass of one kilogram; equal to 9.80665 newtons. Symbol kgf or kg_f.

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