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Where does “decussationem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “decussationem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecussarepresent active infinitive of decussō;...
2Latindecussisten; a coin worth ten asses
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nos—
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “decussationem”

  • decussation
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