| 【four】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "feower." It carries the basic meaning of "four." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "four"]
forty ***[2399] forty
four ****[317] Four is the number 4.
fourteen ***[3189] Fourteen is the number 14.
fourth ****[1404] The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
[WORD ROOT]root four
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] four, for
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) feower
[MEANING]root four
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 feower four; four times
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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forty ★★★[2399] numeral from four
【DEFINITION】 forty
【VARIATIONs】 복수형; forties
【ROOTs】 ⑴ for(four); four ⑵ ty; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English feowertig》 [feower+tig]
four ★★★★[317] noun from four
【DEFINITION】 Four is the number 4.
【ROOTs】 four; four
【Etymology】 《Old English feower》 four; four times
fourteen ★★★[3189] noun from fourteen 〈 four
【DEFINITION】 Fourteen is the number 14.
【COMPOSITION】 four + teen
【ROOTs】 ⑴ four; four ⑵ teen; 10, ten
【Etymology】 《Old English fiertein》 fiertein
【First Known Meaning】 1 more than thirteen; the number which is one more than thirteen; a symbol representing this number
fourth ★★★★[1404] adjective from four
【DEFINITION】 The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ four; four ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English feower》 four; four times
(※ 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; 】
fort
form
fores-, forest-
fore
food, feed
follow
fly
flu-
flora-, flos-, flor
flict
