Where does “oitenta” come from?
oitenta (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese oitenta, from Old Portuguese oytenta, from Latin octāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European oktōḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt — eight-ten.
oitenta (Kabuverdianu): eighty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “oitenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | oitenta | eighty |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | oytenta | — |
| 3 | Latin | octāgintā | eighty; 80 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oktōḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱto(w)-dḱomt | eight-ten |