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