Where does “ventiséis” come from?

ventiséis (Asturian) comes from Asturian venti, from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

ventiséis (Asturian): twenty-six

Definitions

  1. twenty-six

Ancestry of “ventiséis”, step by step

ventiséis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian venti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianventitwenty; 20
2Latinvīgintītwenty
3Latinquīnquefive; 5
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Asturian seis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianseissix
2Old Leoneseseis—
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →