Etymology

milla

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Today it means: Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km. Full definition →

Spanish milla ← Latin mīlia
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommīlia“Roman mile”
  2. Spanish · borrowed frommilla“Spanish mile”
  3. English todaymilla

From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.

Words from the same roots

Latinmīlia all →

milemijlmilha

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