Where does “milleiro” come from?
milleiro (Galician) comes from Spanish millar, from Italian miliare, from Latin milliare, from Latin milliārius, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
milleiro (Galician): loosely a thousand
Definitions
- loosely a thousand
Ancestry of “milleiro”, step by step
milleiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish millar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | millar | A unit or group of one thousand; A thousandish; A... |
| 2 | Italian | miliare | mile; millet; Characterised by small blisters |
| 3 | Latin | milliare | — |
| 4 | Latin | milliārius | containing or comprising a thousand |
| 5 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Latin mīlliārium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mīlliārium | milestone |
| 2 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |