Where does “decadeslong” come from?
decadeslong (English) comes from English decades, 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.
decadeslong (English): Lasting for decades
Definitions
- Lasting for decades
Ancestry of “decadeslong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decades | plural of decade |
| 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 |