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
- One who followed the calculations of William...
Ancestry of “Millerite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Miller | — |
| 2 | Old English | myllere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | mylnere | — |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mylne | mill |
| 5 | Old Norse | mylna | — |
| 6 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | — |
| 8 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 9 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |