English word million comes from Latin mille passus, Latin mille passuum, Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-, Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-lo-, Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-, Italian -one, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom (Thousand.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mille passus | Latin (lat) | A Roman mile of 8 stadia; 1,000 ; or 5,000 pedēs, approximately 4,854 English feet. |
| mille passuum | Latin (lat) | |
| *ǵʰes- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵʰes-lo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| -one | Italian (ita) | An augmentative suffix, used to indicate largeness or importance. (organic chemistry) ketone. (physics) -on (particle). |
| *ǵʰéslom | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Thousand. |
| *sm-ih₂-ǵʰés-l-ih₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *smīɣeslī | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| mile | Latin (lat) | |
| mille | Italian (ita) | (cardinal) thousand Thousand. |
| milione | Italian (ita) | Million. |
| million | English (eng) | (long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106. |