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Where does “mīl” come from?

mīl (Old English) comes from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

mīl (Old English): millet; mile

Definitions

  1. millet; mile

Ancestry of “mīl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīlia—
2Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
3LatinMīlle—
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “mīl”

  • m
  • mile
  • ms
  • mileage
  • milestone
  • mth
  • miler
  • milepost
  • milelong
  • mailo
  • Madalyn
  • milewide
  • mmole
  • milecastle
  • milometer
  • seatmile
  • metric mile
  • postmile
  • Roman mile
  • hypermiler
  • hypermiling
  • seat-mile
  • mile
  • 哩
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