Where does “decempeda” come from?

decempeda (Italian) comes from Latin decempeda, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

decempeda (Italian): A unit of length equal to 10 Roman feet

Definitions

  1. A unit of length equal to 10 Roman feet

Ancestry of “decempeda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindecempedaA ten-foot measuring rod; A unit of length equal...
2Latinpesa foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread...
3Proto-Italicpetsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →