Where does “sinkant” come from?
sinkant (Louisiana Creole) comes from French cinquante, from Old French cinquante, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
sinkant (Louisiana Creole): fifty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “sinkant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cinquante | fifty |
| 2 | Old French | cinquante | fifty |
| 3 | Latin | quīnquāgintā | fifty; 50 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |