Where does “milje” come from?
milje (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
milje (Serbo-Croatian): milieu
Definitions
- milieu
Ancestry of “milje”, step by step
milje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French milieu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 2 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 3 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 4 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Brazilian Portuguese milho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazilian Portuguese | milho | — |