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

nobenta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu noventa

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

via Spanish noventa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnoventaninety
2Old Spanishnovaenta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt →Every word from Latin nūnāgintā →