Where does “douzaine” come from?
douzaine (Middle French) comes from Old French dozaine, 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.
Ancestry of “douzaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 2 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 4 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 5 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “douzaine”