Where does “milsvid” come from?
milsvid (Swedish) comes from Swedish mil, from Latin millia, from Latin mille, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
milsvid (Swedish): several tens of kilometers in extent (or "large," loosely)
Definitions
- several tens of kilometers in extent (or "large," loosely)
Ancestry of “milsvid”, step by step
milsvid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mil | Unit of length, equal to 10,000 meters; Unit of... |
| 2 | Latin | millia | nominative plural of mīlle; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | mille | thousand; 1000; mile, "particularly" a Roman mile... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |