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Where does “twenty-firstly” come from?

twenty-firstly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

twenty-firstly (English): In the twenty-first place; twenty-first in a row

Definitions

  1. In the twenty-first place; twenty-first in a row

Ancestry of “twenty-firstly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Vietnamese ly →