Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “dosse per” come from?

dosse per (Middle English) comes from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

dosse per (Middle English): One of twelve great French nobles, especially at...

Definitions

  1. One of twelve great French nobles, especially at...

Ancestry of “dosse per”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdozetwelve
2Vulgar Latindodeci—
3Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nos—
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “dosse per”

  • douzepere
  • douzeper
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