Where does “Millean” come from?
Millean (English) comes from English Mill, from English million, from Middle English milioun, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
Millean (English): Of or relating to the philosophy of John Stuart...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the philosophy of John Stuart...
Ancestry of “Millean”, step by step
Millean traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mill | John Stuart Mill, English libertarian and utilitarian philosopher |
| 2 | English | million | The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand... |
| 3 | Middle English | milioun | The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand |
| 4 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Old French | millon | — |
| 6 | Italian | milione | million |
| 7 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 8 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via English ean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ean | To bring forth young; to yean |
| 2 | Middle English | enen | To give birth; to yean |
| 3 | Old English | ēanian | to give birth (to lambs) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaaunōn | to lamb, yean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aunōną | to lamb, yean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |