2007-12-28 21:06:10 · 13 answers · asked by VAndors Excelsior™ (Jeeti Johal Bhuller)™ 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Latin - Mille = thousand + annus = year
Whereas million is from French adding to the latin mille and meaning "great thousand".
2007-12-28 21:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by SteveLaw 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year). The term may implicitly refer to calendar millennia; periods tied numerically to a particular dating system, specifically ones that begin at the starting point of the calendar in question (typically the year 1) or in later years which are whole number multiples of a thousand years after it.
The term can also refer to an interval of time beginning on any date. Frequently in the latter case it may have religious or theological implications. Especially in religious usage such an interval may be interpreted less precisely, being not necessarily exactly 1,000 years long.
2007-12-29 06:42:31 · answer #2 · answered by dimplesoft 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word Millennium is formed from 'mille' latin for thousand and 'annum' latin for year. This is why a thousand years is described as a millennium.
link to wikipedia explination - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenium
2007-12-29 05:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ Mama to Michael + bean ♥ 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
From the Latin words mille - one thousand, and annus - year. I don't know why the a becomes an e.
2007-12-29 07:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by grayure 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the latin word mille which means one thousand
2007-12-29 06:34:11 · answer #5 · answered by jim t 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
...actually, it's Greek! Millenium is the word they used for 1000.
2007-12-29 05:16:41 · answer #6 · answered by Napster964 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Milli meaning 1000.
2007-12-29 05:14:45 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's derived from 'mille', that's Latin for a thousand, simple really.
2007-12-29 05:12:26 · answer #8 · answered by Karswell 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it's latin roots
i don't know what it is
but i know that 1000 in french (a language derived from latin) is "mille" and I know that the suffix "um" in latin qualifies something as a noun
2007-12-29 05:10:43 · answer #9 · answered by King Ebeneezer 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think it comes from the French, same as millilitre and millimetre, meaning 1,000th.
2007-12-29 05:10:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋