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Where does “milliardste” come from?

milliardste (German) comes from German milliarde, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.

milliardste (German): billionth

Definitions

  1. billionth

Ancestry of “milliardste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilliarde—
2FrenchmilliardA milliard
3Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Old Frenchmillon—
6Italianmilionemillion
7Italianmillethousand
8LatinMīlle—
9Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →