Where does “deciliter” come from?
deciliter (English) comes from English deci-, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
deciliter (English): US spelling of decilitre
Ancestry of “deciliter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deci- | API; A tenth part; In the International System of... |
| 2 | Latin | Decimus | — |
| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |