Etymology of the English word quadrillion
the English word
quadrillionderived from the English word
millionderived from the Old French word
millionderived from the Old French word
milionderived from 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 quadrillion in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
