Latin

mīlle

‘thousand’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin mīlle.

17 English words in this record descend from Latin mīlle, most familiar first.

• million ← milioun ← milione ← mille
• billion ← million ← million ← million ← milione
• mile ← myle ← mīl ← *mīliju ← mīlia
• yard ← milliard ← milliard ← million ← million
• millionaire ← millionnaire ← million ← million ← million
• billiard ← milliard ← million ← million ← million
• milla ← mīlia
• milliard ← million ← million ← million ← milione
• millenary ← mīllēnārius ← mīllēnus
• milfoil ← millefolium
• dollaraire ← millionaire ← millionnaire ← million ← million
• mijl ← mile

More words from mīlle

• millier
• milha
• millesimal
• millifold
• milliary

Etymograph / Latin mīlle