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
- A group of 1000 things; A period of 1000 years; a...
Ancestry of “chiliad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | chilias | the number one thousand |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |