Where does “milioun” come from?

milioun (Middle English) comes from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

milioun (Middle English): The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand

Definitions

  1. The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand

Ancestry of “milioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
2Old Frenchmillon—
3Italianmilionemillion
4Italianmillethousand
5LatinMīllethousand; 1000
6Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “milioun”

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