Where does “centootto” come from?

centootto (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-.

centootto (Italian): one hundred and eight

Definitions

  1. one hundred and eight

Ancestry of “centootto”, step by step

centootto 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 otto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianottoeight
2Latinoctōeight; 8
3Proto-Italicoktōeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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