Where does “sekstiljoona” come from?
sekstiljoona (Finnish) comes from Swedish sextiljon, from English sextillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
sekstiljoona (Finnish): undecillion (short scale), sextillion (long scale); 1036
Definitions
- undecillion (short scale), sextillion (long scale); 1036
Ancestry of “sekstiljoona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sextiljon | the number 1036: long scale: sextillion, short scale: undecillion |
| 2 | English | sextillion | A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 10; A... |
| 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 | — |