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Where does “ratus trilion” come from?

ratus trilion (Malay) comes from Malay trilion, from English trillion, from French trillion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.

ratus trilion (Malay): hundred trillion

Definitions

  1. hundred trillion

Ancestry of “ratus trilion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytriliontrillion
2EnglishtrillionA million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros,...
3Frenchtrillion10; a long scale trillion; a short scale...
4French-illion-illion
5Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
7Old Frenchmillon—
8Italianmilionemillion
9Italianmillethousand
10LatinMīlle—
11Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
12Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →