Latin

decem

‘ten’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin decem.

26 English words in this record descend from Latin decem, most familiar first.

• dean ← den ← deen ← deien ← decānus
• dozen ← dozaine ← doze ← *dōdeci ← duodecim
• decimal ← decimalis ← decimus
• doyen ← deien ← decānus
• deni ← дени
• dicker ← diker ← dacra ← decuria
• quatorze ← quattuordecim
• decan ← decānus
• decet ← decetto ← dieci
• denarian ← dēnārius ← dēnī
• decuple ← decuplus
• decemfid ← decemfidus

More words from decem

• decury
• decuman
• decenary
• decener
• decemplex
• decanate
• douzaine
• duodecimate
• duodecimarticulate
• duodecet
• duodecimary
• guevedoce
• quattuordecillion
• quatorzain

Etymograph / Latin decem