Where does “decussate” come from?
decussate (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.
decussate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “decussate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | decusso | I divide crosswise; I decussate |
| 2 | Latin | decussis | ten; a coin worth ten asses |
| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |