English
duodecimarticulate
Duodecimarticulate comes from Latin duodecim ‘twelve’, from decem ‘ten’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥1‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekəm1‘ten’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecem1‘ten’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEduodecim2‘twelve’
- Englishearliest quotation 1856duodecimarticulate2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin duodecim
- 2 Wiktionary, English duodecimarticulate
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1856, William Clark, Handbook of Zoology: “Cordila. Meig., Latr. Antennæ duodecimarticulate, compressed, clavate.”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥Wiktionary, Latin duodecim‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekəmWiktionary, Latin duodecim‘ten’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecemWiktionary, Latin duodecim‘ten’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEduodecimWiktionary, English duodecimarticulate‘twelve’
- Englishearliest quotation 1856duodecimarticulateWiktionary, English duodecimarticulate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1856, William Clark, Handbook of Zoology: “Cordila. Meig., Latr. Antennæ duodecimarticulate, compressed, clavate.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
century, ten, cent, hundred, dick, decade, sen, hectare, tenfold, dinero, deca, 47 more
through Proto-Italic *dekəm ‘ten’
den, diner, denier, dwt, 19 more
through Latin decem ‘ten’
dean, decimal, doyen, deni, dicker, 19 more
through Latin duodecim ‘twelve’
Today it means
adj Having twelve joints.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “duodecimarticulate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin duodecim. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / duodecimarticulate