Where does “մղոն” come from?
մղոն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մղոն, from Ancient Greek μίλιον, from Latin mille passus, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
մղոն (Armenian): mile; Roman mile
Definitions
- mile; Roman mile
Ancestry of “մղոն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մղոն | Roman mile |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μίλιον | Roman mile |
| 3 | Latin | mille passus | a Roman mile of 8 stadium; 1,000 passūs; or 5,000 pes, approximately 4,854 English feet |
| 4 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 5 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |