Where does “dódheachúlach” come from?

dódheachúlach (Irish) comes from Irish dódheachúil, from Irish deachúil, from Irish -úil, from Middle Irish -amail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis — together, one.

dódheachúlach (Irish): duodecimal

Definitions

  1. duodecimal

Ancestry of “dódheachúlach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdódheachúilduodecimal
2Irishdeachúildecimal
3Irish-úilUsed to form many adjective forms from nouns in...
4Middle Irish-amail-like
5Old Irish-amail-like
6Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
7Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
8Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
9Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Irish -úilEvery word from Proto-Celtic samalis