over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoTwelve’s root is in meaning “two left”. And similarly eleven’s origin is meaning “one left”. In both cases left over from ten, the base unit of counting.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoInteresting. This sorta makes sense actually. Curious though, do you have a reference link?
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agohttps://www.etymonline.com/word/twelve https://www.etymonline.com/word/eleven
Twelve’s root is in meaning “two left”. And similarly eleven’s origin is meaning “one left”. In both cases left over from ten, the base unit of counting.
Interesting. This sorta makes sense actually.
Curious though, do you have a reference link?
https://www.etymonline.com/word/twelve
https://www.etymonline.com/word/eleven