French word milliard comes from Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī, Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-, Latin mille passus, Latin mille passuum, Italian -one, and later Italian mille ((cardinal) thousand Thousand.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *smīɣeslī | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| 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) | |
| -one | Italian (ita) | An augmentative suffix, used to indicate largeness or importance. (organic chemistry) ketone. (physics) -on (particle). |
| mile | Latin (lat) | |
| mille | Italian (ita) | (cardinal) thousand Thousand. |
| milione | Italian (ita) | Million. |
| million | Middle French (frm) | (cardinal) million, 106. |
| -ard | French (fra) | Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives, and nouns representing or belonging to a particular class or sort. |
| milliard | French (fra) | A milliard (a short scale billion). A milliard (a short scale billion). |