Where does “desi-” come from?

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

desi- (Icelandic): deci

Definitions

  1. deci

Ancestry of “desi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDecimusoriginally used for a tenth-born son
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “desi-”

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