Where does “dezaseis” come from?
dezaseis (Galician) comes from Galician e, from Old Portuguese e, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
dezaseis (Galician): sixteen
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dezaseis”, step by step
dezaseis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | e | and |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | e | and; Alternative form of é |
| 3 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |