Where does “decaan” come from?
decaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
decaan (Dutch): dean; decane
Definitions
- dean; decane
Ancestry of “decaan”, step by step
decaan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Latin decānus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | decānus | chief of ten people (in various contexts) |
| 2 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 3 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Late Latin decanus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | decanus | chief of ten people; dean; chief of ten people;... |