Where does “nonante-six” come from?

nonante-six (French) comes from French six, from Middle French six, from Old French sis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

nonante-six (French): ninety-six

Definitions

  1. ninety-six

Ancestry of “nonante-six”, step by step

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

via French six

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsixsix
2Middle Frenchsixsix
3Old Frenchsissix
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via French nonante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnonanteninety
2Old Frenchnonanteninety
3Latinnonagintaninety; 90
4Latinnūnāgintā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →