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Where does “nonante-et-un” come from?

nonante-et-un (French) comes from French un, from Middle French un, from Old French un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nonante-et-un (French): ninety-one

Definitions

  1. ninety-one

Ancestry of “nonante-et-un”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchunan, a; one
2Middle Frenchuna, an; one
3Old Frenchuna, an; one
4Latinūnus—
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nonante-et-un”

  • nonante-et-unième
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