Where does “millennial” come from?
Millennial derives from English millennium, from Latin mille meaning thousand, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- meaning year.
millennial (English): Referring to the 1,000th anniversary of an event...
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- Referring to the 1,000th anniversary of an event...
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