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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

  1. A group of twelve people, "especially" a council...

Ancestry of “duodecimvirate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduodecimvirātus—
2Latinduodecimvirduodecimvir
3Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nos—
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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