Where does “milling” come from?
Milling derives from English mill, which comes from Latin millesimum, Old English mylen, and Proto-Germanic mulīnō.
milling (English): A grinding process using a mill; The series of...
Definitions
- A grinding process using a mill; The series of...
Ancestry of “milling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mill | A grinding apparatus for substances such as... |
| 2 | Middle English | mille | — |
| 3 | Old English | mylen | mill |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | mill |
| 5 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 6 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |