Where does “trinta” come from?
trinta (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish treinta, from Old Spanish treyenta, from Latin trīgintā, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.
trinta (Papiamentu): thirty
Definitions
- thirty
Ancestry of “trinta”, step by step
trinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish treinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | treinta | thirty |
| 2 | Old Spanish | treyenta | — |
| 3 | Latin | trīgintā | thirty; 30 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tridḱómt | thirty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tri- | three, threefold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |
via Kabuverdianu trinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | trinta | thirty |
| 2 | Portuguese | trinta | thirty |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | trinta | — |
| 4 | Latin | triginta | thirty; 30 |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tri(d)ḱomt | thirty; three-ten |