Where does “millième” come from?
millième (French) comes from Middle French milliesme, from Old French millesme, from Latin millesimus, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
millième (French): thousandth
Definitions
- thousandth
Ancestry of “millième”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | milliesme | thousandth |
| 2 | Old French | millesme | — |
| 3 | Latin | millesimus | thousandth |
| 4 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |