English word eighty comes from English -ty, English eight
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ty | English (eng) | Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten. |
| eight | English (eng) | (nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.. (playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.. (rowing) The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.. (rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.. The digit/figure 8. (cardinal) A numerical value [...] |
| eighty | English (eng) | The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80. |