Where does “missile” come from?

missile (Latin) comes from Latin missilis, from Latin mittere, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

missile (Latin): a thrown weapon, such as a javelin; presents from...

Definitions

  1. a thrown weapon, such as a javelin; presents from...

Ancestry of “missile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmissilisThat may be thrown
2Latinmitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “missile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- →