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Where does “chînquante” come from?

chînquante (Norman) comes from Old French cinquante, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

chînquante (Norman): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “chînquante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcinquantefifty
2Latinquīnquāgintā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt—
4Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—
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