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