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
- feminine singular of dotzè; dozen
Ancestry of “dotzena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | dotzè | twelfth; duodecimo; paper size; duodecimo; book... |
| 2 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |