Where does “twice as less” come from?
twice as less (English) comes from English As, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende — on, onto.
twice as less (English): Half as much
Definitions
- Half as much
Ancestry of “twice as less”, step by step
twice as less traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English As
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | As | plural of A; plural of A* |
| 2 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 3 | English | ’s | — |
| 4 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 5 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 6 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 7 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 8 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English twice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twice | Two times; Doubled in quantity, intensity, or... |
| 2 | English | twise | — |
| 3 | Middle English | twies | twice two times |
| 4 | Old English | twīġes | twice |
| 5 | Old English | twīġa | twice |
| 6 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |