Where does “centocinquanta” come from?

centocinquanta (Italian) comes from Italian cento, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

centocinquanta (Italian): one hundred and fifty

Definitions

  1. one hundred and fifty

Ancestry of “centocinquanta”, step by step

centocinquanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancentohundred
2Latincentuma hundred; 100
3Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
4Proto-Italic*foljom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Italian cinquanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancinquantafifty
2Latinquīnquāgintāfifty; 50
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt
4Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-