Where does “satu trilion” come from?
satu 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.
satu trilion (Malay): one trillion
Definitions
- one trillion
Ancestry of “satu trilion”, step by step
satu trilion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay trilion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | trilion | trillion |
| 2 | English | trillion | A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros,... |
| 3 | French | trillion | 10; a long scale trillion; a short scale... |
| 4 | French | -illion | illion |
| 5 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Old French | millon | — |
| 8 | Italian | milione | million |
| 9 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 10 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |