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Where does “venti” come from?

venti (Italian) comes from Late Latin vĭnti, from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

venti (Italian): twenty; plural of vento

Definitions

  1. twenty; plural of vento

Ancestry of “venti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvĭnti—
2Latinvīgintī—
3Latinquīnque—
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “venti”

  • venti
  • ventinove
  • ventinovenne
  • ventidue
  • ventiduenne
  • ventitré
  • ventitreenne
  • ventiquattro
  • ventiquattrenne
  • venticinque
  • venticinquenne
  • ventisei
  • ventiseienne
  • ventenne
  • ventisette
  • ventisettenne
  • ventotto
  • ventottenne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →