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Where does “adocenar” come from?

adocenar (Spanish) comes from Spanish docena, from Old Spanish dozena, from Old Spanish doze, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

adocenar (Spanish): to conform

Definitions

  1. to conform

Ancestry of “adocenar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdocenadozen; feminine singular of doceno
2Old Spanishdozenafeminine singular of dozeno
3Old Spanishdozetwelve
4Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “adocenar”

  • adocenamiento
  • adocenado
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