Where does “dusin” come from?
dusin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French douzaine, from Middle French douzaine, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
dusin (Norwegian Bokmål): a dozen twelve
Definitions
- a dozen twelve
Ancestry of “dusin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | douzaine | twelve; dozen; about twelve |
| 2 | Middle French | douzaine | — |
| 3 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 4 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 6 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 7 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 8 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |