| 【five】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "fif." It carries the basic meaning of "five." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "five"]
fifteen ***[2729] equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; 15
fifth ****[1917] The fifth item in a series is the one that you count as number five.
fifty ***[2408]
five ****[346] Five is the number 5.
[WORD ROOT]root five
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] five, fif
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fif
[MEANING]root five
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 fif five
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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fifteen ★★★[2729] numeral from fifteen 〈 five
【DEFINITION】 ① equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; 15
② a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by fifteen.
③ fifteen years old
【COMPOSITION】 five + teen
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fif(five); five ⑵ teen; 10, ten
【Etymology】 《Old English fiftyne》 [fif+tyne⑵] fifteen, one more than fourteen
fifth ★★★★[1917] adjective from five
【DEFINITION】 The fifth item in a series is the one that you count as number five.
【COMPOSITION】 five + th
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fif(five); five ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fif》 five
【First Known Meaning】 next in order after the fourth; an ordinal numeral; being one of five equal parts into which a whole is regarded as divided
【DERIVATIVEs】 fifthly, fifth
fifty ★★★[2408] adjective from five
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fif(five); five ⑵ ty; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fif》 five
five ★★★★[346] numeral from five
【DEFINITION】 Five is the number 5.
【ROOTs】 five; five
【Etymology】 《Old English fif》 five
Other words containing "five"; five-star
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fish
firm-
fin
fight
fig-
fid-, fis-
-fest-
fer
fend
femin
