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Where does “cinquantuno” come from?

cinquantuno (Italian) comes from Italian uno, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

cinquantuno (Italian): fifty-one

Definitions

  1. fifty-one

Ancestry of “cinquantuno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianunoone; an, a; someone, a person
2Latinūnus—
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “cinquantuno”

  • cinquantunenne
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