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Where does “миллиа́рд” come from?

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

Ancestry of “миллиа́рд”, step by step

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

Words derived from “миллиа́рд”

  • միլիարդ
  • միլիարդատեր
  • миллиард
  • milliard
  • миллиард
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