Where does “mångmiljonstad” come from?
mångmiljonstad (Swedish) comes from Swedish miljon, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.
mångmiljonstad (Swedish): city with several million inhabitants
Definitions
- city with several million inhabitants
Ancestry of “mångmiljonstad”, step by step
mångmiljonstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish miljon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | miljon | A million, 10 |
| 2 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 3 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 4 | Old French | millon | — |
| 5 | Italian | milione | million |
| 6 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 7 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Swedish städ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | städ | anvil |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stæþ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | steði | anvil |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |