Where does “дю́жина” come from?
дю́жина (Russian) 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.
дю́жина (Russian): dozen
Definitions
- dozen
Ancestry of “дю́жина”, 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 |