Where does “otsenta” come from?
otsenta (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish ochenta, from Old Spanish ochaenta, from Latin octāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European oktōḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt — eight-ten.
Ancestry of “otsenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ochenta | eighty; fourscore |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ochaenta | — |
| 3 | Latin | octāgintā | eighty; 80 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oktōḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱto(w)-dḱomt | eight-ten |