Where does “ダース” come from?
ダース (Japanese) comes from English dozen, from Middle English dozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
ダース (Japanese): dozen
Definitions
- dozen
Ancestry of “ダース”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dozen | A set of twelve; A large, unspecified number of,... |
| 2 | Middle English | dozen | — |
| 3 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 4 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 6 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 7 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 8 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |