Where does “noventa” come from?

noventa (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese noventa, from Old Portuguese noveenta, from Vulgar Latin novaginta, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

noventa (Kabuverdianu): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “noventa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenoventaninety
2Old Portuguesenoveenta—
3Vulgar Latinnovagintaninety
4Latinnonagintaninety; 90
5Latinnūnāgintā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “noventa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt →Every word from Latin nūnāgintā →