Where does “novantotto” come from?

novantotto (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.

novantotto (Italian): ninety-eight

Definitions

  1. ninety-eight

Ancestry of “novantotto”, step by step

novantotto 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 otto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianottoeight
2Latinoctōeight; 8
3Proto-Italicoktōeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt →Every word from Latin nūnāgintā →