Where does “degtel” come from?

degtel (Volapük) comes from Volapük deg, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

degtel (Volapük): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “degtel”, step by step

degtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük deg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükdegten
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Volapük tel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükteltwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →