Etymology

fourteenth

four·teenth
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Today it means: The ordinal form of the number fourteen. Full definition →

Middle English fourtenthe ← Old English fēowertēoþa
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfēowertēoþa
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfourtenthe
  3. English todayfourteenth

Inherited from Middle English fourtenthe, fourtethe, from Old English fēowertēoþa, equivalent to fourteen + -th.

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