Where does “decempeda” come from?

decempeda (Latin) comes 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 (Latin): A ten-foot measuring rod; A unit of length equal...

Definitions

  1. A ten-foot measuring rod; A unit of length equal...

Ancestry of “decempeda”, step by step

decempeda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpesa foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread...
2Proto-Italicpetsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Latin decem

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

Words derived from “decempeda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →