Where does “Miltoniana” come from?
Miltoniana (English) comes from English Milton, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Miltoniana (English): Objects, materials or documents relating to the English poet John Milton (1608–1674)
Definitions
- Objects, materials or documents relating to the English poet John Milton (1608–1674)
Ancestry of “Miltoniana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Milton | A number of places in the United Kingdom |
| 2 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 4 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |