Where does “a-disiseis” come from?

a-disiseis (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog disiseis, from Spanish dieciséis, from Old Spanish dizeseis, from Latin sedecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

a-disiseis (Tagalog): sixteenth day of the month

Definitions

  1. sixteenth day of the month

Ancestry of “a-disiseis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdisiseissixteen
2Spanishdieciséissixteen
3Old Spanishdizeseis
4Latinsedecimsixteen; 16
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem
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