Where does “millionheir” come from?
millionheir (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.
millionheir (English): An heir to a million units of currency or more
Definitions
- An heir to a million units of currency or more
Ancestry of “millionheir”, step by step
millionheir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English millionaire
| 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 | — |
via English heir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heir | Someone who inherits, or is designated to... |
| 2 | Middle English | heir | heir; Alternative form of her; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | eir | heir |
| 4 | Old French | heir | — |
| 5 | Latin | hērēs | heir, heiress |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |