Where does “decurion” come from?

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

decurion (English): An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient...

Definitions

  1. An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient...

Ancestry of “decurion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecuriōto divide into decuriae
2Latindecuriaa group of ten men; a jury; an administrative...
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →