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Where does “seixanta-nou” come from?

seixanta-nou (Catalan) comes from Catalan nou, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

seixanta-nou (Catalan): sixty-nine

Definitions

  1. sixty-nine

Ancestry of “seixanta-nou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannounew; nine; nut
2Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
3LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
4Proto-Italicnowāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “seixanta-nou”

  • seixanta-novè
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