Where does “biljardste” come from?
biljardste (Dutch) comes from Dutch biljard, from German Billiarde, from German milliarde, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.
biljardste (Dutch): quadrillionth
Definitions
- quadrillionth
Ancestry of “biljardste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | biljard | quadrillion; Obsolete spelling of biljart |
| 2 | German | Billiarde | quadrillion |
| 3 | German | milliarde | billion |
| 4 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 5 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Old French | millon | — |
| 8 | Italian | milione | million |
| 9 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 10 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |