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
2LatinMīllethousand; 1000
3Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “milli-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →