Where does “centonovanta” come from?

centonovanta (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-.

centonovanta (Italian): one hundred and ninety

Definitions

  1. one hundred and ninety

Ancestry of “centonovanta”, step by step

centonovanta 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 novanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannovantaninety
2Vulgar Latinnovagintaninety
3Latinnonagintaninety; 90
4Latinnūnāgintā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-