Etymology

seventy-five

Today it means: The cardinal number immediately following seventy-four and preceding seventy-six. Full definition →

English five ← Middle English fyf ← Old English fīf
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  1. Englishseventy
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  3. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  4. Proto-West Germanic*fimf
  5. Old Englishfīf
  6. Middle Englishfyf
  7. Englishfive
  8. English todayseventy-five

From seventy + five.

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