Where does “chiliad” come from?

chiliad (English) comes from Latin chilias, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

chiliad (English): A group of 1000 things; A period of 1000 years; a...

Definitions

  1. A group of 1000 things; A period of 1000 years; a...

Ancestry of “chiliad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchiliasthe number one thousand
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →