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Where does “cinquante” come from?

cinquante (French) comes from Old French cinquante, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

cinquante (French): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “cinquante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcinquantefifty
2Latinquīnquāgintā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt—
4Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—

Words derived from “cinquante”

  • cinquantaine
  • cinquantième
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