Where does “cincisprezecelea” come from?

cincisprezecelea (Romanian) comes from Romanian cincisprezece, from Romanian cinci, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cincisprezecelea (Romanian): fifteenth

Definitions

  1. fifteenth

Ancestry of “cincisprezecelea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancincisprezecefifteen
2Romaniancincifive
3Latinquīnquefive; 5
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷeEvery word from Latin quīnque
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