Where does “dizaine” come from?
dizaine (French) comes from French dix, from Old French dis, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
dizaine (French): about 10
Ancestry of “dizaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dix | ten |
| 2 | Old French | dis | ten; inflection of dire:
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| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |