Where does “diecisiete” come from?

diecisiete (Chavacano) comes from Spanish diecisiete, from Spanish y, from Old Spanish e, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

diecisiete (Chavacano): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “diecisiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdiecisieteseventeen
2Spanishyand; plus, and; well
3Old Spanisheand
4Latinetand; plus; though, even if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti