Where does “millésime” come from?
millésime (French) comes from Latin millesimus, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
millésime (French): year, date; vintage
Definitions
- year, date; vintage
Ancestry of “millésime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | millesimus | thousandth |
| 2 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |