Where does “недюжинный” come from?
недюжинный (Russian) comes from Russian дю́жинный, from Russian дю́жина, from French douzaine, from Middle French douzaine, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
недюжинный (Russian): outstanding, remarkable, extraordinary
Definitions
- outstanding, remarkable, extraordinary
Ancestry of “недюжинный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дю́жинный | ordinary, nothing special |
| 2 | Russian | дю́жина | dozen |
| 3 | French | douzaine | twelve; dozen; about twelve |
| 4 | Middle French | douzaine | — |
| 5 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 6 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 8 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 9 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 10 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |