Where does “ντουζίνα” come from?
ντουζίνα (Greek) comes from Neapolitan duzzina, 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 — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
ντουζίνα (Greek): twelve, dozen
Ancestry of “ντουζίνα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Neapolitan | duzzina | dozen |
| 2 | French | douzaine | twelve; dozen; about twelve |
| 3 | Middle French | douzaine | — |
| 4 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 5 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 7 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 8 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 9 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |