Where does “nonante” come from?
nonante (Old French) comes from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
nonante (Old French): ninety
Definitions
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Ancestry of “nonante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nonaginta | ninety; 90 |
| 2 | Latin | nūnāgintā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt | nine tens |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |