Where does “Dezimalsystem” come from?
Dezimalsystem (German) comes from German System, from Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Dezimalsystem (German): decimal system
Definitions
- decimal system
Ancestry of “Dezimalsystem”, step by step
Dezimalsystem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German System
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | System | system; period |
| 2 | Latin | systēma | system |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via German dezimal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dezimal | decimal |