4 ms·The original long scale makes more sense, billion, bi million, twice six digits.by danbruc 1y agoThe original long scale makes more sense, billion, bi million, twice six digits.zeckalpha 1y agoYet, mille and milli- mean thousand.danbruc 1y agoBut the suffix -one in Italian is used to indicate something big - spaghetti vs spaghettoni - so a milione is a big thousand, a million.