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Where does “decuria” come from?

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

decuria (English): Alternative form of decury

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of decury

Ancestry of “decuria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecuryA set or squad of ten men under a decurion
2Latindecuriaa group of ten men; a jury; an administrative...
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nos—
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →