Where does “dotzena” come from?

dotzena (Catalan) comes from Catalan dotzè, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

dotzena (Catalan): feminine singular of dotzè; dozen

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of dotzè; dozen

Ancestry of “dotzena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandotzètwelfth; duodecimo; paper size; duodecimo; book...
2Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem
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