@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 2 months agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-square51fedilinkarrow-up169file-text
arrow-up169message-squareWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 2 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink4•2 months agoSide question? Does twelve basically mean two eleven?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•2 months 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-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink3•2 months agoInteresting. This sorta makes sense actually. Curious though, do you have a reference link?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 months agohttps://www.etymonline.com/word/twelve https://www.etymonline.com/word/eleven
Side question?
Does twelve basically mean two 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