Where does “deanship” come from?
deanship (English) comes from English Dean, from Middle English den, from Old French deien, from Latin decānus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
deanship (English): The position or role of a dean
Definitions
- The position or role of a dean
Ancestry of “deanship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dean | A title afforded to a dean |
| 2 | Middle English | den | A cave or cavern |
| 3 | Old French | deien | — |
| 4 | Latin | decānus | chief of ten people (in various contexts) |
| 5 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |