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Where does “vynte” come from?

vynte (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 “vynte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigintitwenty; 20
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

Words derived from “vynte”

  • vinte
  • vinte
  • vinti
  • binti
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