Where does “setenta” come from?
setenta (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish setenta, from Old Spanish setaenta, from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.
setenta (Papiamentu): seventy
Definitions
- seventy
Ancestry of “setenta”, step by step
setenta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish setenta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | setenta | seventy |
| 2 | Old Spanish | setaenta | — |
| 3 | Latin | septuāgintā | — |
| 4 | Latin | septmāginta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septm̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥-dḱomt | seven-ten |