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Where does “decurionatus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “decurionatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindecurioI divide into decuriae; decurion; foreman
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

Words derived from “decurionatus”

  • decurionate
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