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Where does “vuitanta-set” come from?

vuitanta-set (Catalan) comes from Catalan set, from Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

vuitanta-set (Catalan): eighty-seven

Definitions

  1. eighty-seven

Ancestry of “vuitanta-set”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansetseven; thirst
2Latinsitisthirst; second-person plural present active...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “vuitanta-set”

  • vuitanta-setè
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