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Where does “trilionèsim” come from?

trilionèsim (Catalan) comes from Catalan trilió, from French trillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.

trilionèsim (Catalan): trillionth ; quintillionth

Definitions

  1. trillionth ; quintillionth

Ancestry of “trilionèsim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantriliótrillion , quintillion ; 10;...
2Frenchtrillion10; a long scale trillion; a short scale...
3French-illion-illion
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon—
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīlle—
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →