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Where does “millón” come from?

millón (Spanish) comes from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

millón (Spanish): million

Definitions

  1. million

Ancestry of “millón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmilionemillion
2Italianmillethousand
3LatinMīlle—
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “millón”

  • millonario
  • archimillonario
  • milion
  • mion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →