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Where does “milliesme” come from?

milliesme (Middle French) comes from Old French millesme, from Latin millesimus, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

Ancestry of “milliesme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmillesme—
2Latinmillesimusthousandth
3LatinMīlle—
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →