mil.
one thousand; 1000
Meaning & usage
one thousand; 1000
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese mil, from Latin mīlle, from Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ (“one thousand”).
central piece of the Galician cart wheel
Where this word comes from
1474. From Vulgar Latin *medianile, from Latin mediānus. Compare the cognates mión and molo.
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