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

Definitions

  1. twelve, dozen

Ancestry of “ντουζίνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanduzzinadozen
2Frenchdouzainetwelve; dozen; about twelve
3Middle Frenchdouzaine
4Old Frenchdozainea group of twelve
5Old Frenchdozetwelve
6Vulgar Latindodeci
7Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
8Latindecemten; 10
9Latin-nus-an
10Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
11Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem