Where does “decurionate” come from?
decurionate (English) comes from Latin decurionatus, from Latin decurio, from Latin decuria, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
decurionate (English): The position or office of a decurion
Definitions
- The position or office of a decurion
Ancestry of “decurionate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | decurionatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | decurio | I divide into decuriae; decurion; foreman |
| 3 | Latin | decuria | a group of ten men; a jury; an administrative... |
| 4 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |