Etymology of the English word chiliad
the English word
chiliadderived from the Late Latin word
chilias (number 1000, a chiliad, a group of a thousand)
derived from the Greek word
chilias, χιλιάς (one thousand ('chiliad'))
derived from the Greek word
chilioi, χίλιοι (a thousand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghesloDate
The earliest known usage of chiliad in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
