English

million

/ˈmɪl.jən/
The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand (1,000²).

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    Origin

    Inherited from Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old French millon, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishmilioun
      • borrowedMiddle Frenchmillion
        • inheritedOld Frenchmillion
    • rootProto-Indo-European*sem- “one, whole”
    • rootProto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-

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