"seventy" in seven languages
Meaningseventy
Spanish
setenta
/seˈtenta/
inherited
French
soixante-dix
/swasɑ̃tdis/
other source · French compound soixante + dix 'sixty-ten'
Belgium and Switzerland say septante, the direct heir of SEPTUĀGINTĀ.
Italian
settanta
/setˈtanta/
inherited
Portuguese
setenta
/seˈtẽtɐ/
inherited
Romanian
șaptezeci
/ʃapteˈzetʃʲ/
other source · Romanian compound șapte zeci 'seven tens'
Catalan
setanta
/səˈtantə/
inherited
English
seventy
/ˈsɛvənti/
Indo-European kin · PIE *septḿ̥ + *déḱm̥ 'ten'
English → ItalianseventysettantaDistant cognateRelated only through Indo-European, thousands of years back (night ~ noche). But English has relatives: septuagenarian, Septuagint.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
SEPTUĀGINTĀ‘seventy’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Standard French counts 'sixty-ten', a habit that spread from the medieval count by twenties; Old French had septante, which Belgium and Switzerland never gave up.
English relatives: septuagenarian, Septuagint
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In a sentence
- esMi abuela tiene setenta años.
- frMa grand-mère a soixante-dix ans.
- itMia nonna ha settant'anni.
- ptMinha avó tem setenta anos.
- roBunica mea are șaptezeci de ani.
- caLa meva àvia té setanta anys.
- enMy grandmother is seventy.