Where does “AC90” come from?

AC90 (English) comes from English ninety, from Middle English nynty, from Old English hundniġontiġ, from Proto-Germanic newuntēhundą — ninety.

AC90 (English): A class of monohull sailing racing yacht, a type...

Definitions

  1. A class of monohull sailing racing yacht, a type...

Ancestry of “AC90”, step by step

AC90 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ninety

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishninetyThe cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine...
2Middle Englishnyntyninety
3Old Englishhundniġontiġninety
4Proto-Germanicnewuntēhundąninety

via English America's Cup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmerica's CupAn edition of the sailing regatta; A win of the...

Words derived from “AC90”

Every word from Proto-Germanic newuntēhundą →Every word from Old English hundniġontiġ →Every word from Middle English nynty →