Where does “Mīlēsius” come from?

Mīlēsius (Latin) comes from Irish míl, from Old Irish míl, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “Mīlēsius”, step by step

Mīlēsius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish míl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmílvocative singular of míol; genitive singular of...
2Old Irishmílanimal; louse
3Proto-Celticmelihoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Ancient Greek Μιλήσιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜιλήσιοςof Miletus

Words derived from “Mīlēsius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Old Irish míl →