Where does “lumberyard” come from?

lumberyard (English) comes from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.

lumberyard (English): A facility dedicated to the preparation and/or...

Definitions

A facility dedicated to the preparation and/or...

Ancestry of “lumberyard”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Yard	—
2	English	milliard	10, a thousand million
3	French	milliard	A milliard
4	French	million	million, 10
5	Middle French	million	million, 10
6	Old French	millon	—
7	Italian	milione	million
8	Italian	mille	thousand
9	Latin	Mīlle	—
10	Proto-Italic	smīɣeslī	—
11	Proto-Indo-European	smih₂ǵʰéslih₂	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →