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-illionillion
2Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Old Frenchmillon
5Italianmilionemillion
6Italianmillethousand
7LatinMīllethousand; 1000
8Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂

Words derived from “trillion

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂