Where does “milliardfold” come from?

milliardfold (English) comes from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.

milliardfold (English): A milliard times so

Definitions

  1. A milliard times so

Ancestry of “milliardfold”, step by step

milliardfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English milliard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmilliard10, a thousand million
2FrenchmilliardA milliard
3Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Old Frenchmillon—
6Italianmilionemillion
7Italianmillethousand
8LatinMīllethousand; 1000
9Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via English fold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoldTo bend over so that it comes in contact with...
2Middle EnglishfoldA pen, enclosure, or shelter for domesticated animals
3Old Englishfald—
4Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →