Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eighthly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eighth-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the eighth place; eighth in a row.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English eighthly From eighth + -ly.

Questions

What does eighthly mean?
In the eighth place; eighth in a row.
Where does eighthly come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English eighthly From eighth + -ly.

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