French word millier comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-, Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-lo-, Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom (Thousand.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ǵʰes- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵʰes-lo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo- | 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) | |
| mille | Latin (lat) | Innumerable, a vast number (cardinal) thousand; 1000. |
| mille passus | Latin (lat) | A Roman mile of 8 stadia; 1,000 ; or 5,000 pedēs, approximately 4,854 English feet. |
| mille | Latin (lat) | Mile, particularly a Roman mile of 8 stades (stadia); 1,000 paces (passūs); or 5,000 feet (pedes). |
| mile | Latin (lat) | |
| mile | Old French (fro) | One thousand. |
| mille | French (fra) | Thousand, a thousand, one thousand Mile (abbreviation mi). Nautical mile (short for mille nautique). Thousand. |
| millier | French (fra) | Thousand; a number of about a thousand. |