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Where does “noventa” come from?

noventa (Portuguese) comes 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.

noventa (Portuguese): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “noventa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “noventa”

  • noventa
  • nobenta
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