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Where does “eighteenth” come from?

eighteenth (English) comes from Middle English eightetenthe, from Middle English eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô.

eighteenth (English): The ordinal form of the number eighteen; The...

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number eighteen; The...

Ancestry of “eighteenth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheightetenthe—
2Middle Englisheightetethe—
3Old Englisheahtatēoþa—
4Proto-Germanic*ahtudô tehundô—

Words derived from “eighteenth”

  • eighteenthly
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