Where does “mille” come from?
mille (French) comes from Middle French mille, from Old French mile, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
mille (French): thousand, a thousand, one thousand; thousand;...
Definitions
- thousand, a thousand, one thousand; thousand;...
Ancestry of “mille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mille | thousand |
| 2 | Old French | mile | one thousand |
| 3 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |