Ba a yawan amfani da kalmar "mileometer" a turancin zamani. Duk da haka, ya bayyana a matsayin bambance-bambancen rubutun "mileometer" wanda shine tsohuwar kalmar odometer, na'urar da ke auna nisan tafiya da abin hawa. Kalmar "mileometer" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "mille" ma'ana "dubu" da kalmar Helenanci "metron" ma'ana "auna". Saboda haka, mileometer ko odometer na'ura ce da ke auna tazarar mil.