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Where does “décembre” come from?

décembre (French) comes from English December, from Middle English December, from Old French decembre, from Latin december, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

décembre (French): December

Definitions

  1. December

Ancestry of “décembre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDecember—
2Middle EnglishDecember—
3Old FrenchdecembreDecember
4Latindecemberof December; December
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “décembre”

  • decembro
  • desanm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →