Where does “noranta-u” come from?

noranta-u (Catalan) comes from Catalan u, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

noranta-u (Catalan): ninety-one

Definitions

  1. ninety-one

Ancestry of “noranta-u”, step by step

noranta-u traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanuThe Latin letter U; one
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Catalan noranta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannorantaninety
2Latinnonagintaninety; 90
3Latinnūnāgintā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →