Where does “eleventh” come from?
Eleventh derives from Middle English ellevenþe, formed with the Middle English ordinal suffix -th from Old English endleofan, itself from Proto-Germanic -iþō and Proto-Indo-European -ti applied to Proto-Indo-European óynos with the suffix -tós.
eleventh (English): The ordinal form of the number eleven; The person...
Definitions
- The ordinal form of the number eleven; The person...
Ancestry of “eleventh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ellevenþe | — |
| 2 | Middle English | elleven | eleven |
| 3 | Old English | endleofan | eleven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainalif | eleven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
Words derived from “eleventh”