Where does “18e” come from?

18e (French) comes from French dix-huitième, from French -ième, from Middle French -iesme, from Old French -esme, from Latin -esimus.

18e (French): 18th

Definitions

  1. 18th

Ancestry of “18e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdix-huitièmeeighteenth
2French-ième-st, -nd, and -th, the suffix denoting an ordinal...
3Middle French-iesmeth
4Old French-esme—
5Latin-esimus—
Every word from Latin -esimus →Every word from French -ième →Every word from French dix-huitième →