Where does “decimator” come from?

decimator (Latin) comes from Latin decimō, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

decimator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “decimator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecimōto decimate (select every tenth person for punishment)
2LatinDecimusoriginally used for a tenth-born son
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem