Where does “desimalkomma” come from?
desimalkomma (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): a decimal point
Definitions
- a decimal point
Ancestry of “desimalkomma”, step by step
desimalkomma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk desimal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |