Where does “μίλιον” come from?
μίλιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin mille passus, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
μίλιον (Ancient Greek): Roman mile
Definitions
- Roman mile
Ancestry of “μίλιον”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mille passus | a Roman mile of 8 stadium; 1,000 passūs; or 5,000 pes, approximately 4,854 English feet |
| 2 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 3 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |