Where does “vingt-un” come from?
vingt-un (English) comes from English vingt-et-un, from French vingt-et-un — twenty-one.
Ancestry of “vingt-un”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vingt-et-un | The card game pontoon |
| 2 | French | vingt-et-un | twenty-one |