milli- root words — words with the milli- root

The root milli- comes from Latin mille, meaning thousand. 58 words in Dendril are built from it, including mile, miles, million, millions, mileage, milestone, milestones, milligram, milligrams, millimeter, millimeters, millionaire. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the milli- root

Explore words with milli- — words containing the milli- root and sharing its sense of "thousand". Examples include mile, miles, million, millions, mileage, milestone, milestones, milligram, milligrams, millimeter, millimeters, millionaire. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The milli- root means thousand, from Latin mille. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.