Where does “septillion” come from?

septillion (English) comes from French septillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.

septillion (English): A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10;...

Definitions

  1. A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10;...

Ancestry of “septillion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchseptilliontredecillion
2French-illionillion
3Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Old Frenchmillon—
6Italianmilionemillion
7Italianmillethousand
8LatinMīllethousand; 1000
9Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “septillion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →