WORDS TRAVEL – THE WORD “KILOMETER” IN 13 LANGUAGES

Speaking about the 42 kilometers of the Marathon run, we would like to remind that the word derives from the Greek words χίλια (kilo) and μέτρο (meter) and exists in a lot of languages like the following:

 

Greek                   χιλιόμετρο

English                 kilometre

French                  kilometre

Ukrainian             Кілометр

Polish                    kilometr

Rumanian            kilometru

German                Kilometer

Russian                километр

Bulgarian             километър

Dutch                   kilometer

Spanish                kilómetro

Italian                   chilometro

Portuguese         quilômetro

Hungarian           kilométer

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