Where does “decadally” come from?
decadally (English) comes from English decadal, from English decade, from Middle English decade, from Middle French decade, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.
decadally (English): In a decadal manner; With respect to decades
Definitions
- In a decadal manner; With respect to decades
Ancestry of “decadally”, step by step
decadally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decadal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decadal | Of or related to the number ten; Of or related to... |
| 2 | English | decade | A group, set, or series of ten, particularly |
| 3 | Middle English | decade | — |
| 4 | Middle French | decade | a series of 10 books |
| 5 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |