Etymology

duodecimate

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Today it means: Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve. Full definition →

Latin duodecimatus
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duodecimate · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromduodecimatus
  2. English todayduodecimate

From Latin duodecimatus, from duodecim (“twelve”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

duodecimate · verb2

  1. Latin · derived fromduodecimus“twelfth”
  2. Latin · derived fromduodecimō“to take one twelfth”
  3. English todayduodecimate

Either from the Latin duodecimō (“to take one twelfth”) or an alteration of the Latin duodecimus (“twelfth”) by analogy with decimate.

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