Where does “douăzecilea” come from?

douăzecilea (Romanian) comes from Romanian douăzeci, from Romanian două, from Latin duae, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

douăzecilea (Romanian): twentieth

Definitions

  1. twentieth

Ancestry of “douăzecilea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandouăzecitwenty
2Romaniandouătwo
3Latinduaenominative feminine plural of duo
4Latinduōtwo; 2
5Proto-Italicduōtwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duō →