Where does “Decameron” come from?

Decameron comes from Italian Decameron, derived from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ meaning "ten," referring to the work's ten days of storytelling.

Decameron (English): A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353

Definitions

  1. A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353

Ancestry of “Decameron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianDecameronDecameron collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
2Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
3Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
4Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “Decameron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər →
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