Where does “desimalkomma” come from?
desimalkomma (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål desimal, from Latin decimalis, from French décimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
desimalkomma (Norwegian Bokmål): a decimal point
Definitions
- a decimal point
Ancestry of “desimalkomma”, step by step
desimalkomma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål desimal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | desimal | a decimal |
| 2 | Latin | decimalis | decimal |
| 3 | French | décimal | decimal |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | decimalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | Decimus | originally used for a tenth-born son |
| 6 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 7 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |