Where does “quinquagesimal” come from?
quinquagesimal (English) comes from Latin quinquagesimus, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
quinquagesimal (English): Relating to a set of 50
Definitions
- Relating to a set of 50
Ancestry of “quinquagesimal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quinquagesimus | fiftieth; fifty-year-old |
| 2 | Latin | quīnquāgintā | fifty; 50 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |