Etymology of the French word billion
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 French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
billion, Romanian
bilion
