Where does “milla” come from?

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

milla (Spanish): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “milla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmileThe international mile: a unit of length...
2Middle Englishmylemile; The time it takes to walk a mile;...
3Old Englishmīlmillet; mile
4Latinmīlia—
5Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “milla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →