Where does “octovigintillion” come from?
octovigintillion (English) comes from English vigintillion, from English -illion, from English million, from Middle English milioun, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
octovigintillion (English): 1087
Definitions
- 1087
Ancestry of “octovigintillion”, step by step
octovigintillion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vigintillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigintillion | Originally, in accordance with the long scale,... |
| 2 | English | -illion | Combined with Latin prefixes for names of... |
| 3 | English | million | The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand... |
| 4 | Middle English | milioun | The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand |
| 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 | — |
via English octo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octo | An octopus |
| 2 | English | octopus | Any of several marine molluscs of the family... |
| 3 | Latin | octopūs | octopus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀκτώπους | eight-footed; octopus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |