Where does “duodecimvirate” come from?
duodecimvirate (English) comes from Latin duodecimvirātus, from Latin duodecimvir, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
duodecimvirate (English): A group of twelve people, "especially" a council...
Definitions
- A group of twelve people, "especially" a council...
Ancestry of “duodecimvirate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | duodecimvirātus | duodecimvirate (rank or office of a duodecimvir) |
| 2 | Latin | duodecimvir | duodecimvir |
| 3 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 4 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |