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Where does “quadrillion” come from?

quadrillion (Middle French) comes from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.

quadrillion (Middle French): quadrillion

Definitions

  1. quadrillion

Ancestry of “quadrillion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-illion-illion
2Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Old Frenchmillon—
5Italianmilionemillion
6Italianmillethousand
7LatinMīlle—
8Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “quadrillion”

  • quadrillion
  • quadrillionth
  • quadrillionfold
  • quadrillion
  • quadrilionèsim
  • quadrilió
  • ratus kuadrilion
  • ڤولوه کوادريليون
  • کوادريليون
  • puluh kuadrilion
  • kuadrilion
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