Where does “godzillionth” come from?
godzillionth (English) comes from English godzillion, 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...
godzillionth (English): The ordinal form of the number godzillion
Definitions
- The ordinal form of the number godzillion
Ancestry of “godzillionth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | godzillion | An unspecified large number |
| 2 | English | Godzilla | Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic... |
| 3 | Japanese | ゴジラ | Godzilla |
| 4 | Japanese | ゴリラ | a gorilla |
| 5 | English | gorilla | The largest of the apes, native to the forests of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γόριλλαι | a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe... |