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Where does “Millionärin” come from?

Millionärin (German) comes from German Millionär, from French millionnaire, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.

Millionärin (German): millionaire , millionairess

Definitions

  1. millionaire , millionairess

Ancestry of “Millionärin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMillionärmillionaire
2Frenchmillionnairemillionaire; Very rich
3Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Old Frenchmillon—
6Italianmilionemillion
7Italianmillethousand
8LatinMīlle—
9Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →