Where does “femtioelfte” come from?

femtioelfte (Swedish) comes from Swedish femtio, from Old Swedish fæmtighi — fifty.

femtioelfte (Swedish): umpteenth

Definitions

  1. umpteenth

Ancestry of “femtioelfte”, step by step

femtioelfte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish femtio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemtiofifty; the number 50
2Old Swedishfæmtighififty

via Swedish elfte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishelfteeleventh
Every word from Old Swedish fæmtighi →Every word from Swedish femtio →