Where does “zillionaire” come from?
zillionaire (English) comes from English -aire, from English millionaire, from French millionnaire, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
zillionaire (English): An incredibly rich person
Definitions
- An incredibly rich person
Ancestry of “zillionaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -aire | One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of... |
| 2 | English | millionaire | A person whose net worth is at or greater than... |
| 3 | French | millionnaire | millionaire; Very rich |
| 4 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 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 | — |