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
2Latinquīnquāgintāfifty; 50
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt
4Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomtEvery word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomtEvery word from Latin quīnquāgintā