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
Ancestry of “decano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | decanus | chief of ten people; dean; chief of ten people;... |
| 2 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 3 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “decano”