Where does “corenta” come from?

corenta (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese quareenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

corenta (Galician): forty; 40

Definitions

  1. forty; 40

Ancestry of “corenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequareenta—
2Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- →