Where does “ninthly” come from?
ninthly (English) comes from English ninth, from Middle English nynthe, from Middle English -the, from Old English -þ, from Old English -þu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
ninthly (English): In the ninth place; ninth in a row
Definitions
- In the ninth place; ninth in a row
Ancestry of “ninthly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ninth | The ordinal form of the number nine; The person... |
| 2 | Middle English | nynthe | ninth; One of nine equal parts of a whole; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | -the | (rarely productive); -th, -ness |
| 4 | Old English | -þ | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 5 | Old English | -þu | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |