Where does “triljardi” come from?
triljardi (Finnish) comes from Swedish triljard, from French trilliard, from French -illiard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.
triljardi (Finnish): trilliard, 1021
Definitions
- trilliard, 1021
Ancestry of “triljardi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | triljard | the number 1021: long scale: trilliard, short scale: sextillion |
| 2 | French | trilliard | sextillion |
| 3 | French | -illiard | illiard |
| 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 | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |