Where does “milewide” come from?

milewide (English) comes from English mile, from Middle English myle, from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

milewide (English): Measuring a mile in width

Definitions

  1. Measuring a mile in width

Ancestry of “milewide”, step by step

milewide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmileThe international mile: a unit of length...
2Middle Englishmylemile; The time it takes to walk a mile;...
3Old Englishmīlmillet; mile
4Latinmīlia
5Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂

via English wide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwideHaving a large physical extent from side to side;...
2Old Englishwīdwide, vast, broad, long; distant, far
3Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
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