Where does “quadrillionaire” come from?
quadrillionaire (English) comes from English quadrillion, from French quadrillion, from Middle French quadrillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.
quadrillionaire (English): Somebody whose wealth is at least one quadrillion (10) currency units (which is possible only in places with hyperinflated currencies)
Definitions
- Somebody whose wealth is at least one quadrillion (10) currency units (which is possible only in places with hyperinflated currencies)
Ancestry of “quadrillionaire”, step by step
quadrillionaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quadrillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadrillion | A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,0004): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015 |
| 2 | French | quadrillion | 10; a quadrillion by the long scale; a short... |
| 3 | Middle French | quadrillion | quadrillion (1024) |
| 4 | French | -illion | illion |
| 5 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Old French | millon | — |
| 8 | Italian | milione | million |
| 9 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 10 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via English aire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aire | Obsolete spelling of air |