Where does “nineteenthly” come from?
nineteenthly (English) comes from English nineteenth, 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.
nineteenthly (English): In nineteenth place; nineteenth in a row
Definitions
- In nineteenth place; nineteenth in a row
Ancestry of “nineteenthly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nineteenth | The ordinal form of the number nineteen; The... |
| 2 | English | nineteen | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and... |
| 3 | Middle English | nyntene | nineteen |
| 4 | Old English | niġontēne | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | newuntehun | nineteen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |