Where does “millet” come from?

millet (Middle French) comes from Latin milium, from Proto-Italic meljom, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “millet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiliummillet; genitive plural of mīlle
2Proto-Italicmeljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “millet”

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