Where does “noranta-dos” come from?
noranta-dos (Catalan) comes from Catalan dos, from Old Catalan dos, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
noranta-dos (Catalan): ninety-two
Definitions
- ninety-two
Ancestry of “noranta-dos”, step by step
noranta-dos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan dos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | dos | two; torre; One of a pair of castellers in the... |
| 2 | Old Catalan | dos | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dossum | — |
| 4 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |
via Catalan noranta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | noranta | ninety |
| 2 | Latin | nonaginta | ninety; 90 |
| 3 | Latin | nūnāgintā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt | nine tens |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |