Where does “decussate” come from?

decussate (English) comes from Latin decussatus, from Latin dēcussō, from Latin decussis, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

decussate (English): Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X;...

Definitions

  1. Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X;...

Ancestry of “decussate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecussatusdecussated
2Latindēcussōto divide crosswise; to decussate
3Latindecussisten; a coin worth ten asses
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “decussate”

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