Where does “millet” come from?

millet (French) comes from French mil, from Latin milium, from Proto-Italic meljom, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

millet (French): millet grain

Definitions

  1. millet grain

Ancestry of “millet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmilmillet
2Latinmiliummillet; genitive plural of mīlle
3Proto-Italicmeljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →