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Where does “sesceni” come from?

sesceni (Latin) comes from Latin sescenti, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

sesceni (Latin): six hundred each; six hundred at a time

Definitions

  1. six hundred each; six hundred at a time

Ancestry of “sesceni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsescentisix hundred; 600
2Latincentuma hundred; 100
3Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
4Proto-Italic*foljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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