mill

mill · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
2. Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
3. Proto-Italic*melō
4. Latinmolō
5. Latinmolīnus
6. Late Latinmolīna
7. Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu
8. Old Englishmylen
9. Middle Englishmylne
10. English todaymill

From Middle English mylne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”), from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, molīnus (“mill”), from Latin molō (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moline, moulin, and blin.

mill · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
9. Latinmīlle
10. Latinmīllēsimus
11. Latinmīllēsimum
12. English todaymill

Ultimately from Latin mīllēsimum. The clipping comes by way of the clipped word, millimetre.

mill · noun³

1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
9. Latinmīlle
10. Italianmille
11. Italianmilione
12. Old Frenchmillion
13. Middle Frenchmillion
14. Middle Englishmilioun
15. Englishmillionclip.
16. English todaymill

Clipping of million.

mill · verb, noun⁴

Back-formation from millstone, name of a Magic: The Gathering card with this effect (first printed 1994).

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