Where does “Dekan” come from?
Dekan (German) comes from Latin decānus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Dekan (German): dean; decane Decan n
Definitions
- dean; decane Decan n
Ancestry of “Dekan”, step by step
Dekan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin decānus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | decānus | chief of ten people (in various contexts) |
| 2 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 3 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Late Latin decanus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | decanus | chief of ten people; dean; chief of ten people;... |