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Where does “decussandus” come from?

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

decussandus (Latin): which is to be decussated

Definitions

  1. which is to be decussated

Ancestry of “decussandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindecussoI divide crosswise; I decussate
2Latindecussisten; a coin worth ten asses
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nos—
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →