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Where does “milli-” come from?

milli- (English) comes from French milli-, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

milli- (English): API; In the International System of Units and...

Definitions

  1. API; In the International System of Units and...

Ancestry of “milli-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmilli-milli-
2LatinMīlle—
3Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “milli-”

  • millisecond
  • milliampere
  • millilitre
  • millimolar
  • millivolt
  • millibar
  • milliammeter
  • milliwatt
  • millirem
  • millivoltmeter
  • milliamperage
  • milliequivalent
  • milliamp
  • submillisecond
  • millimole
  • milliarcsec
  • millicurie
  • milliradian
  • millipore
  • millijoule
  • millihenry
  • millikelvin
  • milliarcsecond
  • millimicron
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