Millet Definition
- Jean Francois Millet
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Origin of Millet
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From French millet; ultimately from Latin milium, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₁- (“to grind, crush"), see also Ancient Greek μελίνη (melinÄ“, “millet") and Lithuanian málnos (“millet").
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Turkish from Arabic milla (bound form millatu) religion, religious community from Syriac milləṯā word, creed Phoenician ml word
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English milet from Old French diminutive of mil millet from Latin milium melə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English milet from Old French diminutive of mil millet from Latin milium melə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Turkish millet, from Ottoman Turkish ملت (millet), from Arabic ملة (milla(t)).
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