Where does “million” come from?

million (French) comes 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.

million (French): million, 10

Definitions

  1. million, 10

Ancestry of “million”, step by step

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

Words derived from “million”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →