Where does “seventy-five” come from?
seventy-five (English) comes from English five, from Middle English fyf, from Old English fīf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
seventy-five (English): The cardinal number immediately following seventy-four and preceding seventy-six
Definitions
- The cardinal number immediately following seventy-four and preceding seventy-six
Ancestry of “seventy-five”, step by step
seventy-five traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English five
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | five | A numerical value equal to 5; the number... |
| 2 | Middle English | fyf | five |
| 3 | Old English | fīf | five |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fimf | five |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via English seventy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seventy | The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine... |
| 2 | Middle English | seventy | seventy |
| 3 | Old English | hundseofontiġ | seventy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebuntēhundą | seventy |