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Where does “undecillion” come from?

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

undecillion (English): 10

Definitions

  1. 10

Ancestry of “undecillion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-illionCombined with Latin prefixes for names of...
2EnglishmillionThe cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand...
3Middle Englishmilioun—
4Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Old Frenchmillon—
6Italianmilionemillion
7Italianmillethousand
8LatinMīlle—
9Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “undecillion”

  • undecillionth
  • اونديسيليون
  • undesilion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →