Where does “трилион” come from?
трилион (Macedonian) comes from French trillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
трилион (Macedonian): quintillion (1018)
Definitions
- quintillion (1018)
Ancestry of “трилион”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trillion | 10; a long scale trillion; a short scale... |
| 2 | French | -illion | illion |
| 3 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 4 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Old French | millon | — |
| 6 | Italian | milione | million |
| 7 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 8 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |