English

deci-

Deci- comes from Latin decimus ‘tenth’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *dekəmos.

Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekəmos‘tenth’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecimus‘tenth’
Englishtodaydeci-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekəmos‘tenth’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecimus‘tenth’
Englishtodaydeci-

Linked words

through Latin decimus ‘tenth’

decimal, decimate, decimation, 2 more

Today it means

prefix A tenth part.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *dekəmos / deci-

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