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Where does “Quadragesima” come from?

Quadragesima (English) comes from Latin quadrāgēsima, from Latin quadrāgēsimus, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Ancestry of “Quadragesima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadrāgēsima—
2Latinquadrāgēsimus—
3Latinquadrāgintā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “Quadragesima”

  • quadragesimal
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