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Where does “dodeci” come from?

dodeci (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “dodeci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nos—
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “dodeci”

  • dozen
  • dozenth
  • douzaine
  • douzeper
  • half-dozen
  • douzepere
  • dozenal
  • dozenalism
  • dozenalist
  • dozzinale
  • dozzinalità
  • dozzinalmente
  • dozzina
  • дюжина
  • douzaine
  • douzièmement
  • douzième
  • douze
  • Tutzet
  • Dutzet
  • doze
  • 打
  • dotzena
  • ντουζίνα
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