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