Where does “miljoenenstad” come from?

miljoenenstad (Dutch) comes from Dutch miljoen, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

miljoenenstad (Dutch): city of a million or more inhabitants

Definitions

  1. city of a million or more inhabitants

Ancestry of “miljoenenstad”, step by step

miljoenenstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch miljoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmiljoenA million, 10
2Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Old Frenchmillon—
4Italianmilionemillion
5Italianmillethousand
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via Dutch stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstadcity, town; the town/city centre
2Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
3Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →