Where does “nonagenarian” come from?
nonagenarian (English) comes from Latin nonagenarius, from Latin nōnāgēnus, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
nonagenarian (English): Being between the ages of 90 and 99, inclusive....
Definitions
- Being between the ages of 90 and 99, inclusive....
Ancestry of “nonagenarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nonagenarius | ninety; ninety-year-old |
| 2 | Latin | nōnāgēnus | ninety each; ninety at a time |
| 3 | Latin | nonaginta | ninety; 90 |
| 4 | Latin | nūnāgintā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt | nine tens |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |