Where does “oktiljoona” come from?
oktiljoona (Finnish) comes from Swedish oktiljon, from English octillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
oktiljoona (Finnish): quindecillion (short scale), octillion (long scale); 1048
Definitions
- quindecillion (short scale), octillion (long scale); 1048
Ancestry of “oktiljoona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | oktiljon | the number 1048: long scale: octillion, short scale: quindecillion |
| 2 | English | octillion | A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion... |
| 3 | French | -illion | illion |
| 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 | — |