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Where does “trillion” come from?

trillion (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.

trillion (French): 10; a long scale trillion; a short scale...

Definitions

  1. 10; a long scale trillion; a short scale...

Ancestry of “trillion”, 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 “trillion”

  • trillion
  • trillionth
  • trillionaire
  • multitrillion
  • trillionfold
  • tn
  • trillionairess
  • trillionième
  • trilionèsim
  • trilió
  • trilyon
  • trilyon
  • trilioni
  • راتوس تريليون
  • تريليون
  • puluh trilion
  • trilion
  • ڤولوه تريليون
  • satu trilion
  • setrilion
  • ratus trilion
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