Where does “milpiés” come from?

milpiés (Spanish) comes from Spanish mil, from Old Spanish mil, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

milpiés (Spanish): millipede

Definitions

  1. millipede

Ancestry of “milpiés”, step by step

milpiés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmilthousand
2Old Spanishmilthousand
3LatinMīllethousand; 1000
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via Spanish piés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiésplural of pié
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →