ten
→
December
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Albanian | |
| lexeme 1 | dhjetë | |
| lexeme 2 | dhjetor | |
| meaning 1 | ten | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | December | |
| reference | Koči, Skendi 1950 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme 1 | decem | |
| lexeme 2 | decembris | |
| meaning 1 | ten | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | December | |
| reference | Glare | |
| comment | By syncope from earlier *decumo-mēmbris, from earlier *decumo-mēnsris 'of the tenth month'. |
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In the Roman calendar, the year began with mārtius 'March', and december was the tenth month of the year.