Where does “settantasette” come from?

settantasette (Italian) comes from Italian settanta, from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.

settantasette (Italian): seventy-seven

Definitions

  1. seventy-seven

Ancestry of “settantasette”, step by step

settantasette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian settanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansettantaseventy
2Latinseptuāgintā
3Latinseptmāginta
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥̄ḱomt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥-dḱomtseven-ten

via Italian sette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansetteseven; plural of setta
2LatinSeptemseven; 7
3Proto-Italicseptemseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomtEvery word from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomtEvery word from Latin septmāginta
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