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Where does “venti” come from?

venti (English) comes from Italian venti, from Late Latin vĭnti, from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

venti (English): larger than grande, usually 20 ounces; A cup of...

Definitions

  1. larger than grande, usually 20 ounces; A cup of...

Ancestry of “venti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianventitwenty; plural of vento
2Late Latinvĭnti—
3Latinvīgintī—
4Latinquīnque—
5Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →