Where does “deci-” come from?

deci- (Spanish) comes from Spanish décimo, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

deci- (Spanish): deci

Definitions

  1. deci

Ancestry of “deci-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdécimotenth; participation in the lottery; 10-centésimo...
2LatinDecimusoriginally used for a tenth-born son
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “deci-”

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