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Where does “Millionär” come from?

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

Millionär (German): millionaire

Definitions

  1. millionaire

Ancestry of “Millionär”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Millionär”

  • миллионер
  • Millionärin
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