Where does “decade” come from?

decade (Latin) comes from Latin decas, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

decade (Latin): ablative singular of decās

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of decās

Ancestry of “decade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecasa decade
2Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
3Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς →Every word from Hungarian ön- →