Where does “cinquanta-u” come from?
cinquanta-u (Catalan) comes from Catalan u, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
cinquanta-u (Catalan): fifty-one
Definitions
- fifty-one
Ancestry of “cinquanta-u”, step by step
cinquanta-u traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan u
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | u | The Latin letter U; one |
| 2 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 3 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Catalan cinquanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cinquanta | fifty |
| 2 | Latin | quīnquāgintā | fifty; 50 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |