"-illion" meaning in All languages combined

See -illion on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Back-formation from million, then used in billion, trillion, quadrillion, each from French, ultimately from Italian mille (“thousand”) and the augmentative suffix -one. -illion was segmented from million as if mi- was a prefix, and -illion the stem. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|million}} Back-formation from million, {{der|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -illion, {{en-suffix}} -illion
  1. Combined with Latin prefixes for names of integers in order to form names of powers of a million. Tags: morpheme Translations (suffix forming names of powers of a million or of a thousand greater than 1,000,000): -իլիոն (-ilion) (Armenian), -iliono (Esperanto), -illion (French), -ilion [masculine] (Polish), -ард (-ard) (english: billion) (Russian), -иллион (-illion) (english: everything else) (Russian)
    Sense id: en--illion-en-suffix-wn8a0fqY Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'suffix forming names of powers of a million or of a thousand greater than 1,000,000': 86 14
  2. Added to various nonsense syllables to indicate an arbitrarily very large number. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--illion-en-suffix-ejl2CUC8 Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -illiard

Suffix [French]

IPA: /i.ljɔ̃/ Forms: -illions [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from million, ultimately from Italian mille (“thousand”) and the augmentative suffix -one. -illion was segmented from million as if mi- was a prefix, and -illion the stem. Etymology templates: {{back-form|fr|million}} Back-formation from million Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} -illion m (noun-forming suffix, plural -illions)
  1. -illion Tags: masculine, morpheme Related terms: -illiard
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