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Where does “schoolyardish” come from?

schoolyardish (English) comes from English schoolyard, from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.

schoolyardish (English): Characteristic of the schoolyard; puerile,...

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of the schoolyard; puerile,...

Ancestry of “schoolyardish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishschoolyardThe grounds around a school; An open field near a...
2EnglishYard—
3Englishmilliard10, a thousand million
4FrenchmilliardA milliard
5Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
7Old Frenchmillon—
8Italianmilionemillion
9Italianmillethousand
10LatinMīlle—
11Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
12Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →