Where does “mangemillionær” come from?
mangemillionær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): a multimillionaire
Definitions
- a multimillionaire
Ancestry of “mangemillionær”, step by step
mangemillionær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk millionær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 Nynorsk mange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mange | many; Alternative form of mang ein |