Where does “kvadriljoonas” come from?
kvadriljoonas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvadriljoona, from Swedish kvadriljon, from French quadrillion, from Middle French quadrillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon.
kvadriljoonas (Finnish): septillionth (short scale), quadrillionth (long scale); 1024th
Definitions
- septillionth (short scale), quadrillionth (long scale); 1024th
Ancestry of “kvadriljoonas”, step by step
kvadriljoonas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kvadriljoona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kvadriljoona | septillion (short scale), quadrillion (long scale); 1024 |
| 2 | Swedish | kvadriljon | the number 1024: long scale: quadrillion, short scale: septillion |
| 3 | French | quadrillion | 10; a quadrillion by the long scale; a short... |
| 4 | Middle French | quadrillion | quadrillion (1024) |
| 5 | French | -illion | illion |
| 6 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 8 | Old French | millon | — |
| 9 | Italian | milione | million |
| 10 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 11 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Finnish s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | s | the letter s |