Reconstruction:Latin/cinquagesima

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This Latin 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.

Latin

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Etymology

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From Classical quīnquāgesima via dissimilation of /kʷ/-/kʷ/ to /k/-/kʷ/; compare cīnque, cīnquāgintā.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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*cīnquāgēsima f (oblique *cīnquāgēsimam); first declension (Proto-Romance)

  1. Whitsunday, Pentecost

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “Quinquagesima”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 255