Where does “декан” come from?

декан (Russian) comes from German Dekan, from Latin decānus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

декан (Russian): dean; дека́н •  m inan; decane

Definitions

  1. dean; дека́н •  m inan; decane

Ancestry of “декан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDekandean; decane Decan n
2Latindecānuschief of ten people (in various contexts)
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “декан”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →