Where does “pre-decimal” come from?
pre-decimal (English) comes from English decimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
pre-decimal (English): Prior to decimalisation
Definitions
- Prior to decimalisation
Ancestry of “pre-decimal”, 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 |