Where does “ate” come from?
ate (Fijian) comes from Fijian yate, from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.
ate (Fijian): Obsolete spelling of yate
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of yate
Ancestry of “ate”, step by step
ate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Fijian yate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fijian | yate | liver |
| 2 | English | Yard | Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard |
| 3 | English | milliard | 10, a thousand million |
| 4 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 5 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Old French | millon | — |
| 8 | Italian | milione | million |
| 9 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 10 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |