Etymograph

English

deni

Deni comes from Latin dēnī, from decem ‘ten’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekemreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecem‘ten’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnī
  5. Macedonianmodernдениdeni
  6. Englishtodaydeni

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekemreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecem‘ten’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnī
  5. Macedonianmodernдениdeni
  6. Englishtodaydeni

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’

century, hundred, dick, ten, cent, decade, sen, diner, hectare, den, tenfold, dwt, deca, 51 more

through Latin decem ‘ten’

dozen, dean, decimal, dicker, doyen, 20 more

Today it means

noun A subdivision of currency, equal to 0.01 Macedonian denar.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / deni

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