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Where does “twenti” come from?

twenti (Middle English) comes from Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twenti (Middle English): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “twenti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwēntiġtwenty
2Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
3Proto-Germanictwaitwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twenti”

  • twenty
  • twentysomething
  • twentyfold
  • twentyish
  • twentypence
  • twentypenny
  • twentyness
  • twenty
  • twenti
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