Where does “viinte” come from?
viinte (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin viginti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
Ancestry of “viinte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | viginti | twenty; 20 |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |