Where does “decimale” come from?

decimale (Latin) comes from Latin decimalis, from French décimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

decimale (Latin): nominative neuter singular of decimālis;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of decimālis;...

Ancestry of “decimale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecimalisdecimal
2Frenchdécimaldecimal
3Medieval Latindecimalis
4LatinDecimusoriginally used for a tenth-born son
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem