Where does “duodecimvir” come from?

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

duodecimvir (Latin): duodecimvir

Definitions

  1. duodecimvir

Ancestry of “duodecimvir”, step by step

duodecimvir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin duodecim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Latin vir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
2Proto-Italicwirosa man
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “duodecimvir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →