@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 9 hours agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-square33fedilinkarrow-up139file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink4•8 hours agoSide question? Does twelve basically mean two eleven?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•8 hours 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•8 hours agoInteresting. This sorta makes sense actually. Curious though, do you have a reference link?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•7 hours 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