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Where does “dieci” come from?

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

dieci (Italian): ten; masculine plural of dieco

Definitions

  1. ten; masculine plural of dieco

Ancestry of “dieci”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dieci”

  • decenne
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