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Where does “dotzena” come from?

dotzena (Occitan) comes 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.

dotzena (Occitan): dozen

Definitions

  1. dozen

Ancestry of “dotzena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dotzena”

  • dozzinale
  • dozzina
  • dozzinalità
  • dozzinalmente
  • düzine
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