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Where does “diciembre” come from?

diciembre (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish deziembre, from Latin decembrem, from Latin december, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

diciembre (Spanish): December

Definitions

  1. December

Ancestry of “diciembre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishdeziembre—
2Latindecembremaccusative masculine singular of december;...
3Latindecemberof December; December
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nos—
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “diciembre”

  • Disyembre
  • diciembre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →