Where does “δεκανός” come from?

δεκανός (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin decānus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

δεκανός (Ancient Greek): decanus, decurion; police officer; decans

Definitions

  1. decanus, decurion; police officer; decans

Ancestry of “δεκανός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecānuschief of ten people (in various contexts)
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “δεκανός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →