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Where does “onz” come from?

onz (Seychellois Creole) comes from French onze, from Middle French unze, from Old French onze, from Latin undecim, from Latin oinodecem, from Proto-Indo-European óynom déḱm̥t.

onz (Seychellois Creole): eleven

Definitions

  1. eleven

Ancestry of “onz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchonzeeleven
2Middle Frenchunzeeleven
3Old Frenchonze—
4Latinundecimeleven; 11
5Latinoinodecem—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynom déḱm̥t—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynom déḱm̥t →