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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

  1. A generic ordinal number; a last or one of the...

Ancestry of “umptieth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishumptyindefinite in number; unspecified
2EnglishUMPInitialism of uridine monophosphate
3EnglishumpireThe official who presides over a tennis game sat...
4Middle Englishnoumper—
5Old Frenchnonperodd number, not even
6Old Frenchperby; equal
7Latinpār—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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