Where does “deuxième” come from?
deuxième (French) comes from French -ième, from Middle French -iesme, from Old French -esme, from Latin -esimus.
deuxième (French): second
Ancestry of “deuxième”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -ième | -st, -nd, and -th, the suffix denoting an ordinal... |
| 2 | Middle French | -iesme | — |
| 3 | Old French | -esme | — |
| 4 | Latin | -esimus | — |