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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Fijian	yate	liver
2	English	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	—
11	Proto-Italic	smīɣeslī	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	smih₂ǵʰéslih₂	—

Words derived from “ate”

ate
yate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →