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Where does “Millerite” come from?

Millerite (English) comes from English Miller, from Old English myllere, from Middle English mylnere, from Norwegian Nynorsk mylne, from Old Norse mylna, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Millerite (English): One who followed the calculations of William...

Definitions

  1. One who followed the calculations of William...

Ancestry of “Millerite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiller—
2Old Englishmyllere—
3Middle Englishmylnere—
4Norwegian Nynorskmylnemill
5Old Norsemylna—
6Old Englishmylenmill
7Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu—
8Latinmolīna—
9Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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