Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “onze” come from?

onze (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese onze, from Latin undecim, from Latin oinodecem, from Proto-Indo-European óynom déḱm̥t.

onze (Portuguese): eleven

Definitions

  1. eleven

Ancestry of “onze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseonze—
2Latinundecimeleven; 11
3Latinoinodecem—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynom déḱm̥t—

Words derived from “onze”

  • onzi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynom déḱm̥t →