The word “mile” comes from Latin “mille passus”, one thousand paces. A pace was measures from same footfalls: left, left, left. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M

The word “mile” comes from Latin “mille passus”, one thousand paces. A pace was measures from same footfalls: left, left, left. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Historical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Historical