Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “cinquantième” come from?

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

cinquantième (French): fiftieth

Definitions

  1. fiftieth

Ancestry of “cinquantième”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcinquantefifty
2Old Frenchcinquantefifty
3Latinquīnquāgintā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt—
5Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt →