Where does “-illion” come from?

-illion (French) comes from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

-illion (French): illion

Definitions

  1. illion

Ancestry of “-illion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmillionmillion, 10
2Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Old Frenchmillon—
4Italianmilionemillion
5Italianmillethousand
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “-illion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →