Etymology of the English word billion
the English word
billionderived from the French word
billionusing the Old French prefix
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisusing the French suffix
-llionDate
The earliest known usage of billion in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
billionaire,
quadrillionCognates
Dutch
biljoen, German
Billion, Icelandic
biljón, Swedish
billionUsage
Word found in Modern English
