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Where does “duodecimviratus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “duodecimviratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduodecimvirduodecimvir
2Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nos—
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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