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Where does “miglio” come from?

miglio (Italian) comes from Italian miglia, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

miglio (Italian): the Italian mile, a traditional unit of length...

Definitions

  1. the Italian mile, a traditional unit of length...

Ancestry of “miglio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmigliaplural of miglio
2Latinmīlia—
3Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
4LatinMīlle—
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →