milicia

/miˈliθja/ · B2 · noun · f

militia

🪖 milicia ≈ military + -icia: sounds like MILItary, so think militia and army

Spanish milicia comes from Latin militia, 'military service', from miles, 'soldier'. It is the same root as English military and militia, so the first four letters mili- point straight to soldiers.

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