Where does “cinquantotto” come from?
cinquantotto (Italian) comes from Italian otto, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
cinquantotto (Italian): fifty-eight
Definitions
- fifty-eight
Ancestry of “cinquantotto”, step by step
cinquantotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian otto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | otto | eight |
| 2 | Latin | octō | eight; 8 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Italian cinquanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cinquanta | fifty |
| 2 | Latin | quīnquāgintā | fifty; 50 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |