English

kilolux

From kilo- + lux.

Formed from kilo- + lux

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- ‘hand’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy

Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi ‘thousand’

Ancient Greek χίλιοι ‘one thousand’

English kilo-

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘white’

Proto-Indo-European *léwks

Proto-Italic *louks

Latin lūx ‘light’

English lux

Today it means

noun A unit of illuminance equal to 1000 lux.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.