Where does “decillionaire” come from?
decillionaire (English) comes from English decillion, from English -illion, from English million, from Middle English milioun, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
decillionaire (English): Somebody whose wealth is at least one decillion (10) currency units
Definitions
- Somebody whose wealth is at least one decillion (10) currency units
Ancestry of “decillionaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decillion | 10 |
| 2 | English | -illion | Combined with Latin prefixes for names of... |
| 3 | English | million | The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand... |
| 4 | Middle English | milioun | The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand |
| 5 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Old French | millon | — |
| 7 | Italian | milione | million |
| 8 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 9 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |