Where does “twelfthly” come from?

twelfthly (English) comes from English twelfth, from Middle English twelfthe, from Old English twelfta, from Proto-Germanic twaliftô — twelfth.

twelfthly (English): In the twelfth place

Definitions

  1. In the twelfth place

Ancestry of “twelfthly”, step by step

twelfthly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English twelfth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwelfthThe ordinal form of the number twelve, describing...
2Middle Englishtwelfthe—
3Old Englishtwelftatwelfth
4Proto-Germanictwaliftôtwelfth

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Germanic twaliftô →Every word from Old English twelfta →Every word from Middle English twelfthe →