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
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Ancestry of “quintrigintillion”, step by step
quintrigintillion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trigintillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trigintillion | (rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1093 |
| 2 | Latin | trīgintā | thirty; 30 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tridḱómt | thirty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tri- | three, threefold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |