Where does “マイルストーン” come from?
マイルストーン (Japanese) comes from English milestone, from English mile, from Middle English myle, from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.
マイルストーン (Japanese): milestone, one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals
Definitions
- milestone, one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals
Ancestry of “マイルストーン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milestone | A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median |
| 2 | English | mile | The international mile: a unit of length... |
| 3 | Middle English | myle | mile; The time it takes to walk a mile;... |
| 4 | Old English | mīl | millet; mile |
| 5 | Latin | mīlia | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mīliju | mile |
| 7 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |