- "two from twenty"— while 98 is
duodecentum (two from hundred) and 99 is
undecentum (one from hundred). However, the
explanation does not seem to
apply to...
- nōnāgintā octō and 99 is nōnāgintā
novem rather than *duodēcentum and *
ūndēcentum respectively.
Compounds ending in 1 2 and 3 are the only ones to decline:...