Where does “millon” come from?

millon (Chavacano) comes from Spanish millón, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

millon (Chavacano): million

Definitions

  1. million

Ancestry of “millon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmillónmillion
2Italianmilionemillion
3Italianmillethousand
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →