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Where does “biljard” come from?

biljard (Dutch) comes from German Billiarde, from German milliarde, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.

biljard (Dutch): quadrillion; Obsolete spelling of biljart

Definitions

  1. quadrillion; Obsolete spelling of biljart

Ancestry of “biljard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBilliardequadrillion
2Germanmilliarde—
3FrenchmilliardA milliard
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon—
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīlle—
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →