Where does “打開司” come from?
打開司 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 打, from English dozen, from Middle English dozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
打開司 (Chinese): to kiss; to make out
Definitions
- to kiss; to make out
Ancestry of “打開司”, step by step
打開司 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 打
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 打 | — |
| 2 | English | dozen | A set of twelve; A large, unspecified number of,... |
| 3 | Middle English | dozen | — |
| 4 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 5 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 7 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 8 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 9 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Chinese en:kiss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | en:kiss | — |