over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoSide question? Does twelve basically mean two eleven?
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 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-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 hours agoInteresting. This sorta makes sense actually. Curious though, do you have a reference link?
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 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