Where does “missile” come from?
Missile comes from Latin missilis, derived from Latin mitto meaning to send, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mey- meaning to change or move.
missile (English): Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or...
Definitions
- Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or...
Ancestry of “missile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | missile | a thrown weapon, such as a javelin; presents from... |
| 2 | Latin | missilis | That may be thrown |
| 3 | Latin | mittere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
Words derived from “missile”