Where does “duodecimate” come from?

duodecimate (English) comes from Latin duodecimatus, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

duodecimate (English): Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve;...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve;...

Ancestry of “duodecimate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduodecimatus—
2Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →