Where does “novantadue” come from?

novantadue (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.

novantadue (Italian): ninety-two

Definitions

  1. ninety-two

Ancestry of “novantadue”, step by step

novantadue 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 due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianduetwo
2Latinduaenominative feminine plural of duo
3Latinduōtwo; 2
4Proto-Italicduōtwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt →Every word from Latin nūnāgintā →