Where does “cincuenta” come from?

cincuenta (Asturian) comes from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

cincuenta (Asturian): fifty; 50

Definitions

  1. fifty; 50

Ancestry of “cincuenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquīnquāgintāfifty; 50
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt
3Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomtEvery word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomtEvery word from Latin quīnquāgintā