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Where does “Dene-Yeniseian” come from?

Dene-Yeniseian (English) comes from English Dene, from Middle English dene, from Latin dēnī, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “Dene-Yeniseian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDeneAn Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the...
2Middle Englishdene—
3Latindēnī—
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nos—
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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