noun
Origin: ME milet < MFr, dim. of mil < L milium, millet < IE *melēi-, var. of base *mel-, to grind > mill, Gr melinē, millet
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English milet
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , diminutive of mil, millet
Origin: , from Latin milium; see melə- in Indo-European roots
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