Etymology

sixtyfold

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Today it means: By a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many. Full definition →

Middle English sixtifold ← Old English sixtiġfeald
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsixtiġfeald“sixtyfold”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsixtifold
  3. English todaysixtyfold

From Middle English sixtifold, sexti fold, from Old English sixtiġfeald (“sixtyfold”), equivalent to sixty + -fold.

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