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Where does “septillion” come from?

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

Ancestry of “septillion”, step by step

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

Words derived from “septillion”

  • septillion
  • septillionth
  • septillionfold
  • سيڤتيليون
  • septilion
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