Where does “novaenta” come from?
novaenta (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin novaginta, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
Ancestry of “novaenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | novaginta | ninety |
| 2 | Latin | nonaginta | ninety; 90 |
| 3 | Latin | nūnāgintā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt | nine tens |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |