Where does “million” come from?

million (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.

million (Swedish): Obsolete spelling of miljon

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of miljon

Ancestry of “million”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishmiljonA million, 10
2Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Old Frenchmillon—
5Italianmilionemillion
6Italianmillethousand
7LatinMīllethousand; 1000
8Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →