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Where does “Legionnaire” come from?

Legionnaire (English) comes from English -aire, from English millionaire, from French millionnaire, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.

Legionnaire (English): A member of the American Legion

Definitions

  1. A member of the American Legion

Ancestry of “Legionnaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-aireOne whose wealth exceeds a specific number of...
2EnglishmillionaireA person whose net worth is at or greater than...
3Frenchmillionnairemillionaire; Very rich
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon—
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīlle—
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →