Where does “sexvigintillion” come from?
sexvigintillion (English) comes from English vigintillion, from English -illion, from English million, from Middle English milioun, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
sexvigintillion (English): 1081
Definitions
- 1081
Ancestry of “sexvigintillion”, step by step
sexvigintillion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vigintillion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigintillion | Originally, in accordance with the long scale,... |
| 2 | English | -illion | Combined with Latin prefixes for names of... |
| 3 | English | million | The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand... |
| 4 | Middle English | milioun | The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand |
| 5 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Old French | millon | — |
| 7 | Italian | milione | million |
| 8 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 9 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via English sex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 2 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 3 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 4 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 5 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 6 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |