Where does “stackyard” come from?

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

stackyard (English): A farmyard in which stacks of hay etc. are stored

Definitions

  1. A farmyard in which stacks of hay etc. are stored

Ancestry of “stackyard”, step by step

stackyard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Yard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYardScotland Yard or New Scotland Yard
2Englishmilliard10, a thousand million
3FrenchmilliardA milliard
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīllethousand; 1000
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂

via English stack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstack"A pile."; A smokestack; "In computing."
2Dutchstapelpile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,...
3Middle Dutchstapelpillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market
4Old Dutchstapal
5Old Swedishstapul
6Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslīEvery word from Latin Mīlle