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Where does “duodecim” come from?

duodecim (Latin) comes from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

duodecim (Latin): twelve; 12; dozen

Definitions

  1. twelve; 12; dozen

Ancestry of “duodecim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecemten; 10
2Latin-nus-an
3Proto-Italic-nos—
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “duodecim”

  • dozen
  • duodecimo
  • dozenth
  • douzaine
  • douzeper
  • duodecimarticulate
  • dozenalist
  • douzepere
  • duodecimvirate
  • duodecimate
  • dozenalism
  • duodecimfid
  • half-dozen
  • dozenal
  • duodecimvir
  • duodecimatus
  • in duodecimo
  • duodecennis
  • duodecimviratus
  • duodecimo
  • duodecimus
  • docena
  • doce
  • adocenamiento
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