Where does “millon” come from?
millon (Old French) comes from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.
Ancestry of “millon”, step by step
millon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian milione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | milione | million |
| 2 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 3 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Old Italian milione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Italian | milione | — |