Where does “ochenta” come from?

ochenta (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu oitenta, from Portuguese oitenta, from Old Portuguese oytenta, from Latin octāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European oktōḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt — eight-ten.

ochenta (Papiamentu): eighty

Definitions

  1. eighty

Ancestry of “ochenta”, step by step

ochenta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu oitenta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianuoitentaeighty
2Portugueseoitentaeighty
3Old Portugueseoytenta—
4Latinoctāgintāeighty; 80
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoktōḱomt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱto(w)-dḱomteight-ten

via Spanish ochenta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishochentaeighty; fourscore
2Old Spanishochaenta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oktōḱomt →Every word from Latin octāgintā →