numeralsemi-indeclinable numeral
sēsquimīlle1
sēsquimīlle (genitive sēsquimīlle)
Classical[seːs.kʷɪˈmiːl.lɛ]Ecclesiastical[ses.kʷiˈmil.le]
Meaning
- 1500, fifteen hundred, one thousand five hundred
...Annos sesquimille Terra absconditos...
...hidden by the Earth for 1500 Years...
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle |
| genitive | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle |
| dative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle |
| accusative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle |
| ablative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle |
| vocative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlle |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Latin sēsquimīlle From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + mīlle (“1000; Roman mile, mile”). Compare sescuncia.