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
- December
Ancestry of “décembre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | December | The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice |
| 2 | Middle English | December | — |
| 3 | Old French | decembre | December |
| 4 | Latin | december | of December; December |
| 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 |