Where does “миллиардерша” come from?
миллиардерша (Russian) comes from Russian миллиардер, from French milliardaire, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
Ancestry of “миллиардерша”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | миллиардер | billionaire |
| 2 | French | milliardaire | billionaire |
| 3 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 4 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Old French | millon | — |
| 7 | Italian | milione | million |
| 8 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 9 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |