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duodecim
Latin · ancient
"twelve"
twelve, from duo (two) and decem (ten)
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dozeine
Old French · medieval
"a group of twelve"
carried into French for a group of twelve
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dozen
English · 1300s
"a group of twelve"
settled as the English word for a group of twelve
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