| 【mill】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "mille." It carries the basic meaning of "thousand." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "mill"]
billion ****[907] If you talk about billions of people or things, you mean that there is a very large number of them but you do not know or do not want to say exactly how many.
mile ***[2558] A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres.
million ****[151] the number 1,000,000
trillion **[3499] A trillion is a million million.
[WORD ROOT]root mill
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] mill, llion, million, mile
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) mille
[MEANING]root thousand
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 mille thousand
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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billion ★★★★[907] noun from billion 〈 mile
【DEFINITION】 If you talk about billions of people or things, you mean that there is a very large number of them but you do not know or do not want to say exactly how many.
【pl.】 billions billion
【SYNONYM】 trillion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ llion(mill); thousand
【Etymology】 《French billion》 [bi+million]
【DERIVATIVEs】 billionth, billion
mile ★★★[2558] noun
【DEFINITION】 A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres.
【pl.】 miles
【ROOTs】 mile(mill); thousand
【Etymology】 《Latin mille》 thousand
million ★★★★[151] noun from million 〈 mile
【DEFINITION】 ① the number 1,000,000
② a very large amount or number
【pl.】 millions million
【ROOTs】 million(mill); thousand
【Etymology】 《Latin mille》 thousand
【First Known Meaning】 ten hundred thousand, a thousand thousands
【DERIVATIVEs】 millionth, million
trillion ★★[3499] noun from million 〈 mile
【DEFINITION】 A trillion is a million million.
【SYNONYM】 billion
【COMPOSITION】 tri + million
【ROOTs】 ⑴ tri; three ⑵ llion(mill); thousand
【Etymology】 《Latin mille》 thousand
【DERIVATIVEs】 trillionth, trillion
Other words containing "mill"; billionaire, billionth, millennial, millennialist, millennially, millennials, millennium, milli, millionth, trillionth
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
migr
meter, metr
merge-, mers-
merc-
ment
mens-, meas-
memor
med-, medic-
medi
mechan
