Where does “megamillionaire” come from?
megamillionaire (English) comes from English millionaire, from French millionnaire, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
megamillionaire (English): A person who has many times more than one million...
Definitions
- A person who has many times more than one million...
Ancestry of “megamillionaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | millionaire | A person whose net worth is at or greater than... |
| 2 | French | millionnaire | millionaire; Very rich |
| 3 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 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 | — |