Цитата: dagege от июня 9, 2009, 21:15
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Цитата: Xicoeleven = one left (over)
twelve = two left (over)
Цитата: Online Etymology Dictionaryeleven, O.E. endleofan, lit. "one left" (over ten), from P.Gmc. *ainlif- (cf. Goth. ain-lif), a compound of *ain "one" + PIE *leikw- "leave, remain" (cf. Gk. leipein "to leave behind").
twelve, O.E. twelf, lit. "two left" (over ten), from P.Gmc. *twa-lif-, a compound of the root of two + *lif-, root of the verb leave.
Cf. O.S. twelif, O.N. tolf, O.Fris. twelef, M.Du. twalef, Du. twaalf, O.H.G. zwelif, Ger. zwölf, Goth. twalif.
Outside Gmc., an analogous formation is Lith. drylika, with second element -lika "left over".
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