Where does “quintrigintillion” come from?

quintrigintillion (English) comes from English trigintillion, from Latin trīgintā, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

quintrigintillion (English): 10

Definitions

  1. 10

Ancestry of “quintrigintillion”, step by step

quintrigintillion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trigintillion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrigintillion(rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1093
2Latintrīgintāthirty; 30
3Proto-Indo-Europeantridḱómtthirty
4Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
5Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English quin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquinA quintuplet; A European scallop, "Pecten...
2IrishÓ Coinn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyesEvery word from Proto-Indo-European tri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt
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