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Where does “milos” come from?

milos (Romanian) comes from Romanian milă, from Polish miła, from Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.

milos (Romanian): compassionate, kindhearted, merciful

Definitions

  1. compassionate, kindhearted, merciful

Ancestry of “milos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmilăcompassion, mercifulness, pity; mile
2Polishmiła—
3Middle High Germanmīle—
4Old High Germanmīla—
5Latinmīlia—
6Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
7LatinMīlle—
8Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “milos”

  • nemilos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →