Where does “yarda” come from?
yarda (Waray-Waray) comes from Spanish yarda, from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.
yarda (Waray-Waray): yard
Definitions
- yard
Ancestry of “yarda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | yarda | yard; yard sale |
| 2 | English | Yard | Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard |
| 3 | English | milliard | 10, a thousand million |
| 4 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 5 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Old French | millon | — |
| 8 | Italian | milione | million |
| 9 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 10 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |