Where does “eightiethly” come from?
eightiethly (English) comes from English eightieth, from English -eth, from Middle English -eth, from Old English -eþ, from Proto-Germanic -þi, from Proto-Indo-European -ti.
eightiethly (English): In the eightieth place; eightieth in a row
Definitions
- In the eightieth place; eightieth in a row
Ancestry of “eightiethly”, step by step
eightiethly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eightieth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eightieth | The ordinal form of the number eighty; The person... |
| 2 | English | -eth | "goeth, "playeth; used to create ordinal numbers... |
| 3 | Middle English | -eth | Used to form the third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Old English | -eþ | Third person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti | — |