Where does “September eleventh” come from?
September eleventh (English) comes from English eleventh, from Middle English ellevenþe, from Middle English elleven, from Old English endleofan, from Proto-Germanic ainalif, from Proto-Germanic -lif, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Ancestry of “September eleventh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | eleventh | The ordinal form of the number eleven; The person... |
| 2 | Middle English | ellevenþe | — |
| 3 | Middle English | elleven | eleven |
| 4 | Old English | endleofan | eleven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainalif | eleven |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |