Where does “decano” come from?

decano (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin decanus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

decano (Portuguese): dean; decane

Definitions

  1. dean; decane

Ancestry of “decano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindecanuschief of ten people; dean; chief of ten people;...
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →