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Where does “noranta-vuit” come from?

noranta-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,...

noranta-vuit (Catalan): ninety-eight

Definitions

  1. ninety-eight

Ancestry of “noranta-vuit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvuiteight
2Latinoctō—
3Proto-Italicoktōeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “noranta-vuit”

  • noranta-vuitè
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