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Where does “decumanus” come from?

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

decumanus (Latin): tenth; of the tenth; concerned with or relating...

Definitions

  1. tenth; of the tenth; concerned with or relating...

Ancestry of “decumanus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “decumanus”

  • decuman
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