Where does “дека́брь” come from?
дека́брь (Russian) comes from Latin december, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
дека́брь (Russian): December
Definitions
- December
Ancestry of “дека́брь”, step by step
дека́брь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin december
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | december | of December; December |
| 2 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 3 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Old East Slavic декѧбрь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | декѧбрь | — |