sixteenth etymology

Etymology:

Meaning: The ordinal number denoting the position between fifteenth and seventeenth.

Origin:

Sixteenth derives from Middle English: sixteenthe, sixtenthe, from Old English: sixtēne, from Proto-Germanic: sehstīna, from Proto-Indo-European: sékṣ-déḱm ("six-ten").

Middle English sixtenthe emerged circa 1200, and its form was influenced by Old French: sedzime ("sixteenth"), which developed under the combined influence of sis ("six") and (dizième) "tenth").

Sixteenth appeared in English circa 1475, and its form adopted the from its Middle English predecessor.

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