Where does “milligal” come from?

milligal (English) comes from English gal, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.

milligal (English): One thousandth of a gal

Definitions

  1. One thousandth of a gal

Ancestry of “milligal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalAbbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo
2EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
3Middle Englishgallon
4Normangalun
5Latingalum
6Vulgar Latin*galla
7Gaulishgallāvessel
8Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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