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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

  1. milli-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...

Ancestry of “milli-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmilli-milli-
2LatinMīlle—
3Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “milli-”

  • milliampère
  • milliohm
  • milliare
  • millisteradiaal
  • millicandela
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →