Where does “myria-” come from?

myria- (English) comes from French myria-, from Ancient Greek μυρίος, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

myria- (English): innumerable: myriad, myriapod; In the metric...

Definitions

  1. innumerable: myriad, myriapod; In the metric...

Ancestry of “myria-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmyria-myria- In the metric systems of units,...
2Ancient Greekμυρίοςnumberless, countless, infinite; ten thousand,...
3Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “myria-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Ancient Greek κολεόςEvery word from Ancient Greek μυρίος