Where does “noventa” come from?

noventa (Chavacano) comes from Spanish noventa, from Old Spanish novaenta, from Vulgar Latin novaginta, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

noventa (Chavacano): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “noventa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnoventaninety
2Old Spanishnovaenta—
3Vulgar Latinnovagintaninety
4Latinnonagintaninety; 90
5Latinnūnāgintā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt →Every word from Latin nūnāgintā →