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Where does “decime” come from?

decime (English) comes from French décime, from French décimer, from Latin decimō, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

decime (English): Alternative form of decime

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of decime

Ancestry of “decime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchdécimeA coin valued at one-tenth of a franc minted...
2Frenchdécimerto decimate
3Latindecimō—
4LatinDecimus—
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →