Where does “déci-” come from?

déci- (French) comes from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

déci- (French): deci-

Definitions

  1. deci-

Ancestry of “déci-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecemten; 10
2Latin-nus-an
3Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “déci-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →