Where does “miliary” come from?
Miliary comes from Latin miliarius, derived from Latin milium, which developed from Latin mille meaning thousand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel-.
miliary (English): Of or pertaining to millet seeds; Having small...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to millet seeds; Having small...
Ancestry of “miliary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | miliārius | of or pertaining to millet |
| 2 | Latin | milium | millet; genitive plural of mīlle |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meljom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |