Where does “veinticinco” come from?
veinticinco (Spanish) comes from Spanish veinte, from Old Spanish veynte, from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
veinticinco (Spanish): twenty-five
Definitions
- twenty-five
Ancestry of “veinticinco”, step by step
veinticinco traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish veinte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | veinte | twenty |
| 2 | Old Spanish | veynte | twenty |
| 3 | Latin | vīgintī | twenty |
| 4 | Latin | quīnque | five; 5 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |