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Where does “decimal” come from?

decimal (Portuguese) 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.

decimal (Portuguese): decimal

Definitions

  1. decimal

Ancestry of “decimal”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →