Where does “μίλι” come from?
μίλι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μίλιον, from Latin mille passus, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
μίλι (Greek): mile
Definitions
- mile
Ancestry of “μίλι”, step by step
μίλι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μίλιον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μίλιον | Roman mile |
| 2 | Latin | mille passus | a Roman mile of 8 stadium; 1,000 passūs; or 5,000 pes, approximately 4,854 English feet |
| 3 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 4 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |