Where does “decimoprimo” come from?

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

decimoprimo (Italian): eleventh

Definitions

  1. eleventh

Ancestry of “decimoprimo”, step by step

decimoprimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian decimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecimotenth; first-person singular present of decimare
2LatinDecimusoriginally used for a tenth-born son
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Italian Primo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPrimooften given to firstborns
2Latinprīmus
3Latinprīsmos
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem