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Where does “decalogus” come from?

decalogus (Middle French) comes from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Ancestry of “decalogus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδεκάλογος—
2Ancient Greek-λόγοςword, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,...
3Ancient Greek-ός—
4Proto-Hellenic*-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “decalogus”

  • decalogue
  • decalogist
  • Decalogue
  • Décalogue
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