Where does “vinte” come from?
vinte (Galician) comes from Galician vin, from Galician ver, from Old Portuguese veer, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vinte (Galician): twenty; 20
Definitions
- twenty; 20
Ancestry of “vinte”, step by step
vinte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician vin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | vin | first-person singular preterite indicative of... |
| 2 | Galician | ver | to see; first/third-person singular personal... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | veer | to see |
| 4 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Old Portuguese vinte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | vinte | — |
| 2 | Latin | vīgintī | twenty |
| 3 | Latin | quīnque | five; 5 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via Galician té
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | té | tea; the shrub "Camellia sinsensis" |