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
Ancestry of “twelfthly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | twelfth | The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing... |
| 2 | Middle English | twelfthe | — |
| 3 | Old English | twelfta | twelfth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twaliftô | twelfth |