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sesquimille.

1500, fifteen hundred, one thousand five hundred

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

num[seːs.kʷɪˈmiːl.lɛ]Classical-Latin[ses.kʷiˈmil.le]

  1. 1500, fifteen hundred, one thousand five hundred

    ...Annos sesquimille Terra absconditos...
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin sēsqui- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- 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 Latin sēsquimīlle From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + mīlle (“1000; Roman mile, mile”). Compare sescuncia.

noun[seːs.kʷɪˈmiːl.lɛ]Classical-Latin[ses.kʷiˈmil.le]

  1. a mile and a half, particularly in reference to Roman miles

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin sēsqui- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- 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 Latin sēsquimīlle From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + mīlle (“1000; Roman mile, mile”). Compare sescuncia.

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