Where does “demi-douzaine” come from?

demi-douzaine (French) comes from French douzaine, from Middle French douzaine, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

demi-douzaine (French): half dozen

Definitions

  1. half dozen

Ancestry of “demi-douzaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdouzainetwelve; dozen; about twelve
2Middle Frenchdouzaine
3Old Frenchdozainea group of twelve
4Old Frenchdozetwelve
5Vulgar Latindodeci
6Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
7Latindecemten; 10
8Latin-nus-an
9Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
10Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem