Where does “dwt” come from?

dwt (English) comes from Latin dēnārius, from Latin dēnī, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

dwt (English): Deadweight ton; deadweight tonnage; pennyweight

Definitions

Deadweight ton; deadweight tonnage; pennyweight

Ancestry of “dwt”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	dēnārius	containing or consisting of ten things
2	Latin	dēnī	—
3	Latin	decem	ten; 10
4	Latin	-nus	-an
5	Proto-Italic	-nos	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6	Proto-Indo-European	-nós	Creates verbal adjectives from roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →