Where does “millihelen” come from?

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

millihelen (English): A unit of measure of beauty, corresponding to the...

Definitions

  1. A unit of measure of beauty, corresponding to the...

Ancestry of “millihelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmilli-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Frenchmilli-milli
3LatinMīllethousand; 1000
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslīEvery word from Latin Mīlle