Where does “umptieth” come from?
umptieth (English) comes from English umpty, from English UMP, from English umpire, from Middle English noumper, from Old French nonper, from Old French per, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH- — passed , crossed.
umptieth (English): A generic ordinal number; a last or one of the...
Definitions
- A generic ordinal number; a last or one of the...
Ancestry of “umptieth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | umpty | indefinite in number; unspecified |
| 2 | English | UMP | Initialism of uridine monophosphate |
| 3 | English | umpire | The official who presides over a tennis game sat... |
| 4 | Middle English | noumper | — |
| 5 | Old French | nonper | odd number, not even |
| 6 | Old French | per | by; equal |
| 7 | Latin | pār | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |