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Where does “nonageni” come from?

nonageni (Latin) comes from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nonageni (Latin): ninety each; ninety at a time

Definitions

  1. ninety each; ninety at a time

Ancestry of “nonageni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnonagintaninety; 90
2Latinnūnāgintā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
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