Where does “decano” come from?
decano (Italian) comes from Late Latin decanus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
decano (Italian): dean; doyen; decane
Definitions
- dean; doyen; decane
Ancestry of “decano”, step by step
decano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin decanus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | decanus | chief of ten people; dean; chief of ten people;... |
| 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 Italian decile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | decile | decile; decyl |