Where does “diecisiete” come from?
diecisiete (Spanish) comes from Spanish y, from Old Spanish e, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
diecisiete (Spanish): seventeen
Definitions
- seventeen
Ancestry of “diecisiete”, step by step
diecisiete traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | y | and; plus, and; well |
| 2 | Old Spanish | e | and |
| 3 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |