Where does “dieciséis” come from?
dieciséis (Asturian) comes from Asturian diez, from Old Leonese diez, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
dieciséis (Asturian): sixteen
Definitions
- sixteen
Ancestry of “dieciséis”, step by step
dieciséis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian diez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | diez | ten |
| 2 | Old Leonese | diez | — |
| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |