fifth
‘next in order after the fourth; an ordinal numeral; being one of five equal parts into which a whole is regarded as divided’
Lexical development traced from Tamil root:
E. fifðe, fyueȝt, fyueþe, fyfthe < O.E. fifta ‘fifth’< Proto-G. finftan- < fimfe ‘five' + -tha < fif < penkwe- < Tamil aintu
Technical words derived from 'fifth'
french fifth republic - ஐந்தாம் பிரெஞ்சுக் குடியரசு; fifth discipline - ஐந்தாவது புலம்; fifth sound - ஐந்தாம் ஒலி; fifth wheel - ஐந்தாம் சக்கரம்; fifth generation computers - ஐந்தாம் தலைமுறைக் கணிப்பொறிகள்.
English words derived from Tamil aintu connoting ‘the number five’
