Where does “novemdecim” come from?

novemdecim (Latin) comes from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

novemdecim (Latin): nineteen; 19

Definitions

  1. nineteen; 19

Ancestry of “novemdecim”, step by step

novemdecim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin novem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
2LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
3Proto-Italicnowāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Latin decem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecemten; 10
2Latin-nus-an
3Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “novemdecim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →