Where does “sextillionaire” come from?
sextillionaire (English) comes from English sextillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
sextillionaire (English): Somebody whose wealth is at least one sextillion (10) currency units
Definitions
- Somebody whose wealth is at least one sextillion (10) currency units
Ancestry of “sextillionaire”, step by step
sextillionaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sextillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sextillion | A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 10; A... |
| 2 | French | -illion | illion |
| 3 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 4 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Old French | millon | — |
| 6 | Italian | milione | million |
| 7 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 8 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via English aire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aire | Obsolete spelling of air |