Etymograph

English

XI

XI comes from mul XI ‘eleven’.

  1. mulmodernXI‘eleven’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. mulmodernXI‘eleven’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

Earliest quotation: 2013, Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps impo: “Rewind to the first day of the inaugural Premier…”

Today it means

noun A football (soccer) team of eleven players.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / mul XI / XI