Where does “deci-” come from?

deci- (English) comes from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

deci- (English): API; A tenth part; In the International System of...

Definitions

  1. API; A tenth part; In the International System of...

Ancestry of “deci-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDecimusoriginally used for a tenth-born son
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “deci-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →
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