Where does “duotrigintillion” come from?
duotrigintillion (English) comes from English duo, from French duo, from Italian duo, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
duotrigintillion (English): 1099
Definitions
- 1099
Ancestry of “duotrigintillion”, step by step
duotrigintillion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duo | Two people who work or collaborate together as... |
| 2 | French | duo | duo; duet |
| 3 | Italian | duo | Obsolete form of due; duo; duet |
| 4 | Latin | duō | two; 2 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | duō | two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English trigintillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trigintillion | (rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1093 |
| 2 | Latin | trīgintā | thirty; 30 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tridḱómt | thirty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tri- | three, threefold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |