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Where does “nobenta” come from?

nobenta (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu noventa, from Portuguese noventa, from Old Portuguese noveenta, from Vulgar Latin novaginta, from Latin nonaginta, from Latin nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nobenta (Papiamentu): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “nobenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianunoventaninety
2Portuguesenoventaninety
3Old Portuguesenoveenta—
4Vulgar Latinnovagintaninety
5Latinnonagintaninety; 90
6Latinnūnāgintā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥(d)ḱomtnine tens
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
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