Where does “milè” come from?

milè (Catalan) comes from Catalan mil, from Old Catalan mil, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

milè (Catalan): thousandth

Definitions

  1. thousandth

Ancestry of “milè”, step by step

milè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanmilAPI m or f; thousand
2Old Catalanmil—
3LatinMīllethousand; 1000
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via Catalan e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalaneThe Latin letter E
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →