Where does “huitantième” come from?
huitantième (French) comes from French huitante, from Old French oitante, from Latin octāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European oktōḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt — eight-ten.
huitantième (French): eightieth
Definitions
- eightieth
Ancestry of “huitantième”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | huitante | eighty |
| 2 | Old French | oitante | Alternative form of uitante eighty |
| 3 | Latin | octāgintā | eighty; 80 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oktōḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱto(w)-dḱomt | eight-ten |