Where does “meia dúzia” come from?
meia dúzia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dúzia, from Old Portuguese ducea, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
meia dúzia (Portuguese): half a dozen; couple
Definitions
- half a dozen; couple
Ancestry of “meia dúzia”, step by step
meia dúzia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese dúzia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dúzia | dozen |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ducea | — |
| 3 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 4 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Portuguese meia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | meia | sock; Short for meia-entrada; obsolete unit of... |