Where does “mangemillionær” come from?
mangemillionær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål millionær, from French millionnaire, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
mangemillionær (Norwegian Bokmål): a multimillionaire
Definitions
- a multimillionaire
Ancestry of “mangemillionær”, step by step
mangemillionær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål millionær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | millionær | a millionaire |
| 2 | French | millionnaire | millionaire; Very rich |
| 3 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 4 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Old French | millon | — |
| 6 | Italian | milione | million |
| 7 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 8 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål mange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mange | many; plural of mang en |