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Where does “desimal” come from?

desimal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin decimalis, from French décimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

desimal (Norwegian Bokmål): a decimal

Definitions

  1. a decimal

Ancestry of “desimal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecimalisdecimal
2Frenchdécimaldecimal
3Medieval Latindecimalis—
4LatinDecimus—
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “desimal”

  • desimaltall
  • desimalkomma
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