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
- Alternative form of decury
Ancestry of “decuria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | decury | A set or squad of ten men under a decurion |
| 2 | Latin | decuria | a group of ten men; a jury; an administrative... |
| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |