Where does “naŭdek-dua” come from?

naŭdek-dua (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto naŭdek, from Esperanto naŭ, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

naŭdek-dua (Esperanto): ninety-second

Definitions

  1. ninety-second

Ancestry of “naŭdek-dua”, step by step

naŭdek-dua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto naŭdek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonaŭdekninety
2Esperantonaŭnine
3Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
4LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
5Proto-Italicnowāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Esperanto dua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoduasecond
2Esperantodutwo
3Frenchdeuxtwo; twos
4Middle Frenchdeuxtwo
5Old Frenchdeux—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →