Ten
/tɛn/noun
The number equivalent to one more than nine.
Did you know?English ten descends from a Proto-Indo-European numeral so old that its relatives still appear in Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, and dozens of languages worldwide.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dekm̥
“ten”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tehun
“ten”
Old English
OE
tien
“ten”
Middle English
ME
ten
“ten”
Modern English
English
ten
“the number 10”