Where does “desilitro” come from?
desilitro (Tagalog) comes from Spanish decilitro, from Spanish deci-, 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.
desilitro (Tagalog): decilitre
Definitions
- decilitre
Ancestry of “desilitro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | decilitro | deciliter / decilitre |
| 2 | Spanish | deci- | deci |
| 3 | Spanish | décimo | tenth; participation in the lottery; 10-centésimo... |
| 4 | Latin | Decimus | originally used for a tenth-born son |
| 5 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |