Where does “settantanove” come from?
settantanove (Italian) comes from Italian nove, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.
settantanove (Italian): seventy-nine
Definitions
- seventy-nine
Ancestry of “settantanove”, step by step
settantanove traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian nove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nove | nine; feminine plural of novo |
| 2 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 3 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Italian settanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | settanta | seventy |
| 2 | Latin | septuāgintā | — |
| 3 | Latin | septmāginta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septm̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥-dḱomt | seven-ten |