Where does “декан” come from?
декан (Kazakh) comes from Russian декан, from German Dekan, from Latin decānus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
декан (Kazakh): dean (senior official in college or university)
Definitions
- dean (senior official in college or university)
Ancestry of “декан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | декан | dean; дека́н • m inan; decane |
| 2 | German | Dekan | dean; decane Decan n |
| 3 | Latin | decānus | chief of ten people (in various contexts) |
| 4 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |