Where does “once” come from?
once (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese onze, from Latin undecim, from Latin oinodecem, from Proto-Indo-European óynom déḱm̥t.
once (Galician): eleven
Definitions
- eleven
Ancestry of “once”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | onze | — |
| 2 | Latin | undecim | eleven; 11 |
| 3 | Latin | oinodecem | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynom déḱm̥t | — |