English
deca
Deca comes from Latin decas ‘ten’, from Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘10’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékə‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰ‘ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκάςdekás‘10’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecas‘ten’
- Englishtodaydeca
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékə‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰ‘ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκάςdekás‘10’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecas‘ten’
- Englishtodaydeca
The story
Sense 1 is a clipping of decanoate.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
ten, century, cent, hundred, dick, dozen, sen, dean, den, diner, hectare, tenfold, decimal, denier, dwt, doyen, deni, 52 more
Today it means
noun The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / deca