Where does “naŭdek-naŭa” come from?

naŭdek-naŭa (Esperanto) comes 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-naŭa (Esperanto): ninety-ninth

Definitions

  1. ninety-ninth

Ancestry of “naŭdek-naŭa”, step by step

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

via Esperanto naŭ

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

via Esperanto dek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodekten
2Ancient Greekδέκαten
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti
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