Seventy
/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/noun
The cardinal number equal to seven times ten.
Did you know?September literally means “the seventh month” in Latin, even though calendar reforms later shifted it to the ninth position.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*septm̥
“seven”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sebun
“seven”
Old English
Old English
seofontig
“seventy, literally seven tens”
Middle English
Middle English
seventi
“seventy”
Modern English
English
seventy
“the number seven times ten”