Where does “Mill” come from?
Mill (English) comes from English million, from Middle English milioun, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.
Mill (English): John Stuart Mill, English libertarian and utilitarian philosopher
Definitions
- John Stuart Mill, English libertarian and utilitarian philosopher
Ancestry of “Mill”, step by step
Mill traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English million
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | million | The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand... |
| 2 | Middle English | milioun | The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand |
| 3 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 4 | Old French | millon | — |
| 5 | Italian | milione | million |
| 6 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 7 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk mylne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mylne | mill |
| 2 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 3 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 5 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 6 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Latin millesimum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | millesimum | nominative neuter singular of mīllēsimus;... |