Where does “nineteenth” come from?
nineteenth (English) comes from English nineteen, from Middle English nyntene, from Old English niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
nineteenth (English): The ordinal form of the number nineteen; The...
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- The ordinal form of the number nineteen; The...
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