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Where does “sescenti” come from?

sescenti (Latin) comes 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-.

sescenti (Latin): six hundred; 600

Definitions

  1. six hundred; 600

Ancestry of “sescenti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sescenti”

  • sesceni
  • sescenta
  • sescentesimus
  • sescentae
  • seicento
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