Where does “cincuenta” come from?
cincuenta (Chavacano) comes from Spanish cincuenta, from Old Spanish cinquaenta, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
cincuenta (Chavacano): fifty
Definitions
- fifty
Ancestry of “cincuenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cincuenta | fifty |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cinquaenta | — |
| 3 | Latin | quīnquāgintā | fifty; 50 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |