Where does “milpeus” come from?

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

milpeus (Catalan): millipede

Definitions

  1. millipede

Ancestry of “milpeus”, step by step

milpeus 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 peus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpeus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →