Where does “vuitanta-u” come from?

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

vuitanta-u (Catalan): eighty-one

Definitions

  1. eighty-one

Ancestry of “vuitanta-u”, step by step

vuitanta-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 vuitanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvuitantaeighty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Old Latin oinos