Where does “berrogeita hamabost” come from?

berrogeita hamabost (Basque) comes from Basque eta, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

berrogeita hamabost (Basque): fifty-five

Definitions

  1. fifty-five

Ancestry of “berrogeita hamabost”, step by step

berrogeita hamabost traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque eta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueetaand; plus, and; upon, after
2Latinetand; plus; though, even if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Basque hamabost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehamabostfifteen
2Basquehamarten
3Proto-Basque(H)anbaŕten

via Basque berrogei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueberrogeiforty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti