Where does “nillionaire” come from?

nillionaire (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.

nillionaire (English): Somebody without money

Definitions

  1. Somebody without money

Ancestry of “nillionaire”, step by step

nillionaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English millionaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmillionaireA person whose net worth is at or greater than...
2Frenchmillionnairemillionaire; Very rich
3Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Old Frenchmillon—
6Italianmilionemillion
7Italianmillethousand
8LatinMīllethousand; 1000
9Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via English nil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnilNothing; zero; No, not any
2Latinnīl—
3Sanskritनीलof a dark color
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →