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Where does “decussation” come from?

decussation (English) comes from Latin decussationem, from Latin decussare, from Latin decussis, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

decussation (English): A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to...

Definitions

  1. A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to...

Ancestry of “decussation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecussationem—
2Latindecussarepresent active infinitive of decussō;...
3Latindecussisten; a coin worth ten asses
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nos—
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →