Etymograph

English

fifthly

From fifth + -ly.

A compound of fifth + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’

Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós

Proto-Germanic *fimftô

Old English fīfta

Middle English fifthe

English fifth

Today it means

adv In the fifth place; fifth in a row.

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

Etymograph / fifthly