Where does “undequadraginta” come from?
undequadraginta (Latin) comes from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
undequadraginta (Latin): thirty-nine; 39
Definitions
- thirty-nine; 39
Ancestry of “undequadraginta”, step by step
undequadraginta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 2 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 3 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin quadrāgintā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrāgintā | forty; 40 |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |