English
decadarchy
Decadarchy comes from Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘a group of ten’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
- 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‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχίαdekadarkhía
- Englishtodaydecadarchy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχίαdekadarkhía
- Englishtodaydecadarchy
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
Proto-Hellenic *dékə ‘ten’
Ancient Greek δέκᾰ ‘ten’
Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘10’
Latin decas ‘ten’
English deca
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
ten, century, cent, hundred, dick, dozen, dean, sen, den, diner, decimal, tenfold, hectare, denier, dwt, doyen, deni, 52 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of decarchy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / decadarchy