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Where does “-illiard” come from?

-illiard (French) comes from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.

-illiard (French): -illiard

Definitions

  1. -illiard

Ancestry of “-illiard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmilliardA milliard
2Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Old Frenchmillon—
5Italianmilionemillion
6Italianmillethousand
7LatinMīlle—
8Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “-illiard”

  • billiard
  • billiard
  • Billard
  • ビリヤード
  • биљар
  • biljar
  • billéardaí
  • billiardyn
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