Millenary
/ˈmɪl.əˌnɛr.i/noun
Relating to a thousand years or a millennial period.
Did you know?Millenary comes from Latin *mille* (“thousand”), the same ancient root behind words like *million*, *mileage*, and *millipede*—proof that one tiny root can multiply into massive ideas.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sm̥ḱóm
“thousand”
Latin
Latin
mille
“thousand”
Late Latin
Latin
mīllēnārius
“consisting of a thousand; a thousand each”
Middle English
English
millenarie
“lasting a thousand years; millennial”
Modern English
English
millenary
“relating to a thousand years or a millennium”
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