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Where does “promille” come from?

promille (Finnish) comes from Swedish promille, from German Promille, from Latin [[per]] [[mille]].

promille (Finnish): per mille, permille, per mil, per mill

Definitions

  1. per mille, permille, per mil, per mill

Ancestry of “promille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpromillepermille
2GermanPromille—
3Latin[[per]] [[mille]]—

Words derived from “promille”

  • promillemittari
Every word from Latin [[per]] [[mille]] →