Fourteenfold

/ˌfɔːrˈtiːnˌfoʊld/ adjective

Definition

Increased or multiplied by fourteen times in amount or degree.

Etymology

From 'fourteen' plus the Old English suffix '-fold' (from 'fald' meaning to fold or multiply). This follows the pattern of 'tenfold' and 'hundredfold'.

Kelly Says

The '-fold' suffix is ancient—it originally meant actually folding something physically—but evolved to mean multiplication, showing how concrete actions become abstract mathematics in language.

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