eighteenth
The origin and history of eighteenth.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English eightetenthe or eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô; equivalent to eighteen + -th, the ordinal suffix.
The origin and history of eighteenth.
Inherited from Middle English eightetenthe or eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô; equivalent to eighteen + -th, the ordinal suffix.
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