Where does “settantuno” come from?

settantuno (Italian) comes from Italian uno, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

settantuno (Italian): seventy-one

Definitions

  1. seventy-one

Ancestry of “settantuno”, step by step

settantuno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian uno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianunoone; an, a; someone, a person
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Italian settanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansettantaseventy
2Latinseptuāgintā
3Latinseptmāginta
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥̄ḱomt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥-dḱomtseven-ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Old Latin oinos
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