English
vingtenier
Vingtenier comes from French vingtaine ‘about twenty’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wih₁ḱm̥tireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīgintī‘twenty (20)’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400vint‘twenty’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600vingt
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘twenty’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvingtaine‘about twenty’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvingtenier
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wih₁ḱm̥tireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīgintī‘twenty (20)’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400vint‘twenty’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600vingt
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘twenty’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvingtaine‘about twenty’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvingtenier
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin vīgintī ‘twenty (20)’
Today it means
noun A law enforcement officer subordinate to a centenier and responsible for a vingtaine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti / vingtenier