Where does “cinquanta” come from?
cinquanta (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin cinquaginta, from Latin quinquaginta, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
Ancestry of “cinquanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | cinquaginta | fifty |
| 2 | Latin | quinquaginta | fifty; 50 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |