Where does “nonante-deux” come from?

nonante-deux (French) comes from French nonante, from Old French nonante, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nonante-deux (French): ninety-two

Definitions

ninety-two

Ancestry of “nonante-deux”, step by step

nonante-deux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French nonante

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	nonante	ninety
2	Old French	nonante	ninety
3	Latin	nonaginta	ninety; 90
4	Latin	nūnāgintā	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt	nine tens
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁néwn̥	nine

via French deux

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	deux	two; twos
2	Middle French	deux	two
3	Old French	deux	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt →Every word from Latin nūnāgintā →