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Where does “deci-” come from?

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

deci- (Hungarian): deci-

Definitions

  1. deci-

Ancestry of “deci-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDecimus—
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nos—
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “deci-”

  • deciméter
  • deciméterek
  • decigramm
  • decigrammok
  • decibel
  • deciliter
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