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Where does “decurians” come from?

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

decurians (Latin): dividing into decuriae

Definitions

  1. dividing into decuriae

Ancestry of “decurians”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecuriō—
2Latindecuriaa group of ten men; a jury; an administrative...
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nos—
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →