Where does “douzeper” come from?
douzeper (English) comes from Middle English dosse per, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
douzeper (English): One of the "twelve peers" of Charlemagne, later...
Definitions
- One of the "twelve peers" of Charlemagne, later...
Ancestry of “douzeper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dosse per | One of twelve great French nobles, especially at... |
| 2 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 4 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 5 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |