Where does “cinquentão” come from?
cinquentão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cinquenta, from Old Portuguese cinquaenta, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
cinquentão (Portuguese): a man in his 50's
Definitions
- a man in his 50's
Ancestry of “cinquentão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cinquenta | fifty 50 |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cinquaenta | — |
| 3 | Latin | quīnquāgintā | fifty; 50 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |