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Where does “deciban” come from?

deciban (English) comes from English ban, from English Banburismus, from English Banbury, from Old English Bannanburg, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

deciban (English): A unit of information, one tenth of a ban

Definitions

  1. A unit of information, one tenth of a ban

Ancestry of “deciban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbanTo summon; to call out; To anathematize; to...
2EnglishBanburismusA cryptologic process using an early form of...
3EnglishBanburyA Banbury cake
4Old EnglishBannanburg—
5Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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