Where does “cinquanta-vuit” come from?
cinquanta-vuit (Catalan) comes from Catalan vuit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
cinquanta-vuit (Catalan): fifty-eight
Definitions
- fifty-eight
Ancestry of “cinquanta-vuit”, step by step
cinquanta-vuit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan vuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vuit | eight |
| 2 | Latin | octō | eight; 8 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
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 | — |