Where does “tenth” come from?
Tenth comes from Old English tēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *tegunthaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dekm̥-to-, meaning "pertaining to ten."
tenth (English): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order...
Definitions
- The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order...
Ancestry of “tenth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tenth | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tehundô | tenth |
Words derived from “tenth”