Where does “decano” come from?

decano (Spanish) 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 (Spanish): senior, eldest person; decane

Definitions

  1. senior, eldest person; 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

Words derived from “decano

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós