Where does “nonagenarius” come from?
nonagenarius (Latin) comes from Latin nōnāgēnus, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
nonagenarius (Latin): ninety; ninety-year-old
Definitions
- ninety; ninety-year-old
Ancestry of “nonagenarius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nōnāgēnus | ninety each; ninety at a time |
| 2 | Latin | nonaginta | ninety; 90 |
| 3 | Latin | nūnāgintā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt | nine tens |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |