How Do You Spell EIGHTSCORE?

1. Eight times twenty.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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The word "eightscore" is a compound word that combines the number "eight" with the suffix "-score".

The term "eight" comes from the Old English word "eahta" and can be traced back to the Germanic language family. Its Proto-Indo-European root is "oḱtṓw", meaning "eight".

The suffix "-score" comes from the Old English word "score", which originally meant a tally or a notch used to keep count. It is derived from the Old Norse word "skor" which means "twenty". The Old Norse term likely influenced the English usage of "score" to mean twenty. Over time, the word "score" evolved to represent the number twenty, and the suffix "-score" began to be used to denote a multiple of twenty.

Therefore, "eightscore" can be understood as eight times twenty or one hundred sixty.