French word mile comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-, Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-lo-, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom (Thousand.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ǵʰes- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵʰes-lo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵʰéslom | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Thousand. |
| *sm-ih₂-ǵʰés-l-ih₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *smīɣeslī | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| mile | Latin (lat) | |
| mille | Latin (lat) | Innumerable, a vast number (cardinal) thousand; 1000. |
| mille passuum | Latin (lat) | |
| mille | Latin (lat) | Mile, particularly a Roman mile of 8 stades (stadia); 1,000 paces (passūs); or 5,000 feet (pedes). |
| millia | Latin (lat) | |
| *mīlijō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mile. |
| mīl | Old English (ang) | |
| mile | Middle English (enm) | |
| mile | English (eng) | (informal) Any similarly large distance.. (slang) A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters). (slang) One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.. Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.. Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar [...] |
| mile | French (fra) | Mile. |