Where does “hexadecimal” come from?
Hexadecimal derives from English hexa- and English decimal, which comes from Latin decās, combined with Latin -ālis, from Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, ten), Proto-Hellenic dékə, and Proto-Indo-European swéḱs.
hexadecimal (English): A number system with base sixteen, using the...
Definitions
- A number system with base sixteen, using the...
Ancestry of “hexadecimal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decimal | A number expressed in the base-ten system, a... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | decimalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | Decimus | originally used for a tenth-born son |
| 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 |