Where does “unus et viginti” come from?
unus et viginti (Latin) comes from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
unus et viginti (Latin): twenty-one; 21
Definitions
- twenty-one; 21
Ancestry of “unus et viginti”, step by step
unus et viginti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin et
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |