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

  1. city with several million inhabitants

Ancestry of “mångmiljonstad”, step by step

mångmiljonstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish miljon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishmiljonA million, 10
2Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Old Frenchmillon
5Italianmilionemillion
6Italianmillethousand
7LatinMīllethousand; 1000
8Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂

via Swedish städ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstädanvil
2Old Swedishstæþ
3Old Norsesteðianvil
4Old Norse-ith
5Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslīEvery word from Latin Mīlle
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