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Where does “decimalis” come from?

decimalis (Latin) comes 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.

decimalis (Latin): decimal

Definitions

  1. decimal

Ancestry of “decimalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécimaldecimal
2Medieval Latindecimalis—
3LatinDecimus—
4Latindecemten; 10
5Latin-nus-an
6Proto-Italic-nos—
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “decimalis”

  • decimale
  • decimalis
  • decimal
  • duodecimale
  • decimalizzare
  • decimale
  • décimal
  • décimaliser
  • décimalisation
  • decimal
  • desimalkomma
  • desimaltall
  • desimal
  • desimalkomma
  • desimal
  • decimalis
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