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eighteenth

The origin and history of eighteenth.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English eightetenthe, eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô. Equivalent to eighteen + -th (ordinal suffix).

Origin: Middle English

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