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Where does “trilion” come from?

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

trilion (Malay): trillion

Definitions

  1. trillion

Ancestry of “trilion”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trilion”

  • ratus trilion
  • satu trilion
  • setrilion
  • puluh trilion
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