Etymology

duodecet

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Today it means: A group of twelve musicians; a piece of music written for such a group Full definition →

Latin duodecim
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromduodecim“twelve”
  2. English todayduodecet

From decet on the model of Latin duodecim (“twelve”).

Words from the same roots

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