Where does “decimoquinto” come from?

decimoquinto (Spanish) comes from Spanish décimo, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

decimoquinto (Spanish): fifteenth

Definitions

  1. fifteenth

Ancestry of “decimoquinto”, step by step

decimoquinto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish décimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdécimotenth; participation in the lottery; 10-centésimo...
2LatinDecimusoriginally used for a tenth-born son
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Spanish quinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquintofifth; A young boy of a various towns who turns...
2LatinQuīntus
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem