Where does “mille passus” come from?

mille passus (Latin) comes from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

mille passus (Latin): a Roman mile of 8 stadium; 1,000 passūs; or 5,000 pes, approximately 4,854 English feet

Definitions

  1. a Roman mile of 8 stadium; 1,000 passūs; or 5,000 pes, approximately 4,854 English feet

Ancestry of “mille passus”, step by step

mille passus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin passus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Latin Mīlle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMīllethousand; 1000
2Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “mille passus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Latin passus →