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Where does “vinte” come from?

vinte (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Ancestry of “vinte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīgintī—
2Latinquīnque—
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “vinte”

  • vinte
  • vinte
  • vinti
  • binti
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