Where does “decimocuarto” come from?

decimocuarto (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.

decimocuarto (Spanish): fourteenth

Definitions

  1. fourteenth

Ancestry of “decimocuarto”, step by step

decimocuarto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish décimo

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

via Spanish cuarto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuartofourth; fourth in a series; quarter
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós