Where does “tithen” come from?
tithen (Middle English) comes from Latin decimō, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
tithen (Middle English): To tithe give a tithe
Definitions
- To tithe give a tithe
Ancestry of “tithen”, step by step
tithen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin decimō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | decimō | to decimate (select every tenth person for punishment) |
| 2 | Latin | Decimus | originally used for a tenth-born son |
| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |