Where does “milli-” come from?
milli- (Dutch) comes from French milli-, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
milli- (Dutch): milli-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...
Definitions
- milli-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...
Ancestry of “milli-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | milli- | milli |
| 2 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |