Where does “kvadriljoona” come from?
kvadriljoona (Finnish) comes from Swedish kvadriljon, from French quadrillion, from Middle French quadrillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.
kvadriljoona (Finnish): septillion (short scale), quadrillion (long scale); 1024
Definitions
- septillion (short scale), quadrillion (long scale); 1024
Ancestry of “kvadriljoona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kvadriljon | the number 1024: long scale: quadrillion, short scale: septillion |
| 2 | French | quadrillion | 10; a quadrillion by the long scale; a short... |
| 3 | Middle French | quadrillion | quadrillion (1024) |
| 4 | French | -illion | illion |
| 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 | — |