Where does “mijero” come from?

mijero (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish migero, from Latin mīlliārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

mijero (Spanish): nautical mile; milepost

Definitions

  1. nautical mile; milepost

Ancestry of “mijero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SpanishmigeroRoman mile
2Latinmīlliāriummilestone
3Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHomEvery word from Latin -āriumEvery word from Latin -um