Where does “cinquaginta” come from?
cinquaginta (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin quinquaginta, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
cinquaginta (Vulgar Latin): fifty
Definitions
- fifty
Ancestry of “cinquaginta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quinquaginta | fifty; 50 |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |