Where does “laurogeita zortzi” come from?

laurogeita zortzi (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.

laurogeita zortzi (Basque): eighty-eight

Definitions

  1. eighty-eight

Ancestry of “laurogeita zortzi”, step by step

laurogeita zortzi 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 laurogei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquelaurogeieighty
2Basquehogeitwenty

via Basque zortzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezortzieight
2Proto-Basquezorźieight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →