Where does “cinquanta-sis” come from?

cinquanta-sis (Catalan) comes from Catalan cinquanta, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

cinquanta-sis (Catalan): fifty-six

Definitions

  1. fifty-six

Ancestry of “cinquanta-sis”, step by step

cinquanta-sis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cinquanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancinquantafifty
2Latinquīnquāgintāfifty; 50
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt
4Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt

via Catalan sis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansissix; plural of si
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “cinquanta-sis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomtEvery word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomtEvery word from Latin quīnquāgintā