Where does “quinquadragintillion” come from?
quinquadragintillion (English) comes from English quadragintillion, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quinquadragintillion (English): 10138
Definitions
- 10138
Ancestry of “quinquadragintillion”, step by step
quinquadragintillion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quadragintillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadragintillion | (rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 10123 |
| 2 | Latin | quadrāgintā | forty; 40 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |