Where does “a-beynte tres” come from?
a-beynte tres (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog beynte tres, from Spanish veintitrés, from Spanish veinte, from Old Spanish veynte, from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
a-beynte tres (Tagalog): twenty-third day of the month
Definitions
- twenty-third day of the month
Ancestry of “a-beynte tres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | beynte tres | twenty-three |
| 2 | Spanish | veintitrés | twenty-three |
| 3 | Spanish | veinte | twenty |
| 4 | Old Spanish | veynte | twenty |
| 5 | Latin | vīgintī | twenty |
| 6 | Latin | quīnque | five; 5 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |