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Where does “cinquanta” come from?

cinquanta (Italian) comes from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

cinquanta (Italian): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “cinquanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquīnquāgintā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt—
3Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—

Words derived from “cinquanta”

  • cinquantenne
  • cinquantuno
  • cinquantunenne
  • cinquantadue
  • cinquantaduenne
  • cinquantacinque
  • cinquantacinquenne
  • ultracinquantacinquenne
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