Where does “millrind” come from?
millrind (English) comes from English Mill, from English million, from Middle English milioun, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
millrind (English): An iron support, usually four-armed or...
Definitions
- An iron support, usually four-armed or...
Ancestry of “millrind”, step by step
millrind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mill | John Stuart Mill, English libertarian and utilitarian philosopher |
| 2 | English | million | The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand... |
| 3 | Middle English | milioun | The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand |
| 4 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Old French | millon | — |
| 6 | Italian | milione | million |
| 7 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 8 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via English rind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rind | tree bark; A hard, tough outer layer,... |
| 2 | Middle English | rind | The bark of a tree; A part, section or flake of... |
| 3 | Old English | rind | bark; crust, rind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *rindā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rindō | bark (tree) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rem- | to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to... |