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mil.

thousand

3 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈmil/[ˈmil]

  1. thousand

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Old Spanish mil Spanish mil Inherited from Old Spanish mil, mill, from Latin mīlle.

noun/ˈmil/[ˈmil]

  1. thousand (1000 units of something) (usually in an indefinite sense)

    in-plural · masculine
    Gané muchos miles de dólares.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Old Spanish mil Spanish mil Inherited from Old Spanish mil, mill, from Latin mīlle.

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