Where does “decussately” come from?
decussately (English) comes from English decussate, 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.
decussately (English): In a decussate manner
Definitions
- In a decussate manner
Ancestry of “decussately”, step by step
decussately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decussate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decussate | Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X;... |
| 2 | Latin | decussatus | decussated |
| 3 | Latin | dēcussō | to divide crosswise; to decussate |
| 4 | Latin | decussis | ten; a coin worth ten asses |
| 5 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |