Where does “milione” come from?

milione (Italian) comes from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

milione (Italian): million

Definitions

  1. million

Ancestry of “milione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmillethousand
2LatinMīllethousand; 1000
3Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “milione”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →