Names of Small Numbers: One to Twenty

Having looked at words for large numbers, let’s turn to the less-asked, but still interesting, question of where our words (in English) for ordinary little numbers come from. We’ll look at the origins of one, two, three, then eleven, twelve, thirteen, and then first, second, third. One, two, three, … ten: A long history We’ll … Names of Small Numbers: One to Twenty Read More »