Where does “tucatszámra” come from?
tucatszámra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tucat, from German Dutzend, from Middle High German tozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
tucatszámra (Hungarian): by the dozen
Definitions
- by the dozen
Ancestry of “tucatszámra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tucat | dozen |
| 2 | German | Dutzend | dozen |
| 3 | Middle High German | tozen | — |
| 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 | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |