Where does “degvel” come from?
degvel (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.
degvel (Volapük): seventeen
Definitions
- seventeen
Ancestry of “degvel”, step by step
degvel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük deg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | deg | ten |
| 2 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 3 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Volapük vel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | vel | seven |