Where does “pentavigesimal” come from?
pentavigesimal (English) comes from English vigesimal, from Latin vigesimus, from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
pentavigesimal (English): quinary-vigesimal (based upon both the numbers five and twenty)
Definitions
- quinary-vigesimal (based upon both the numbers five and twenty)
Ancestry of “pentavigesimal”, step by step
pentavigesimal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vigesimal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigesimal | Occurring in intervals of twenty; To the base... |
| 2 | Latin | vigesimus | Alternative form of vicesimus; twentieth |
| 3 | Latin | vīgintī | twenty |
| 4 | Latin | quīnque | five; 5 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via English penta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penta | — |