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Where does “Decemberish” come from?

Decemberish (English) comes from English December, from Middle English December, from Old French decembre, from Latin december, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Decemberish (English): Characteristic of the month of December; wintry,...

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of the month of December; wintry,...

Ancestry of “Decemberish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDecember—
2Middle EnglishDecember—
3Old FrenchdecembreDecember
4Latindecemberof December; December
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →