Where does “interdecadal” come from?
interdecadal (English) comes from English decadal, from English decade, from Middle English decade, from Middle French decade, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.
interdecadal (English): Between decades; occurring over more than one...
Definitions
- Between decades; occurring over more than one...
Ancestry of “interdecadal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decadal | Of or related to the number ten; Of or related to... |
| 2 | English | decade | A group, set, or series of ten, particularly |
| 3 | Middle English | decade | — |
| 4 | Middle French | decade | a series of 10 books |
| 5 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |