Where does “godzillion” come from?
godzillion (English) comes from English Godzilla, from Japanese ゴジラ, from Japanese ゴリラ, from English gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι — a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
godzillion (English): An unspecified large number
Definitions
- An unspecified large number
Ancestry of “godzillion”, step by step
godzillion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Godzilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Godzilla | Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic... |
| 2 | Japanese | ゴジラ | Godzilla |
| 3 | Japanese | ゴリラ | a gorilla |
| 4 | English | gorilla | The largest of the apes, native to the forests of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γόριλλαι | a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe... |
via English zillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zillion | An unspecified large number (of) |