Where does “novantacinque” come from?

novantacinque (Italian) comes from Italian novanta, from Vulgar Latin novaginta, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

novantacinque (Italian): ninety-five

Definitions

  1. ninety-five

Ancestry of “novantacinque”, step by step

novantacinque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian novanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannovantaninety
2Vulgar Latinnovagintaninety
3Latinnonagintaninety; 90
4Latinnūnāgintā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Italian cinque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancinquefive
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt →Every word from Latin nūnāgintā →
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