Etymology

millisecond

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Today it means: An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds. Symbol: ms Full definition →

English second ← Middle English secunde ← Old French seconde
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  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. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Old Frenchseconde
  13. Middle Englishsecunde
  14. Englishsecond
  15. English todaymillisecond

From milli- + second.

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