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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wīkentī

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Proto-Italic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *wīkentī

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(d)wi-dḱm̥t-ih₁.[1]

Numeral

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*wīkentī[1]

  1. twenty

Derived terms

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  • *wīkenssamos (twentieth)
    • Latin: vīcēnsimus
  • *wīkentnī (in twenties)
  • *wīk- (back-formed stem)

Descendants

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  • Latin: vīgintī (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vīgintī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 678:PIt. *wīkentī