Where does “multibillion” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the chain provided contains only repetitions of "English billion," "English black," and "English bi-" with no actual etymological progression to older languages or roots. A valid etymology requires a traceable path through real language ancestors (such as Latin, Proto-Germanic, or other source languages) with documented forms and meanings. The chain doesn't support any legitimate etymology for "multibillion." To write an accurate summary, I would need a proper etymological chain showing how "multibillion" developed from earlier language stages.
multibillion (English): having a value of several billion
Definitions
- having a value of several billion
Ancestry of “multibillion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | billion | cardinal... |
| 2 | French | billion | 10; a long scale billion; a short scale trillion |
| 3 | French | -illion | illion |
| 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 | thousand; 1000 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |