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Then why 40??? Because 45 was winning and you are almost there? Was 45 used to indicate advantage then??
One theory is that it got shortened to quarante because everyone knew it meant quarante-cinq and it's quicker to say, but then people decided that it does not matter if the number is 40 or 45