English
dessiatina
Dessiatina comes from Russian десяти́на ‘tenth, tithe’, from де́сять ‘ten (10)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥t‘group of ten, decad’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*déśimt‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*desętь‘ten’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernдесѧть‘ten (10)’
- Russianmodernде́сять‘ten (10)’
- Russian, derivedmodernдесяти́наdesjatína‘tenth, tithe’
- Englishearliest quotation 1849dessiatina
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥t‘group of ten, decad’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*déśimt‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*desętь‘ten’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernдесѧть‘ten (10)’
- Russianmodernде́сять‘ten (10)’
- Russian, derivedmodernдесяти́наdesjatína‘tenth, tithe’
- Englishearliest quotation 1849dessiatina
Earliest quotation: 1849, The Observatory at Pulkowa: “The tract of land given by the emperor contains…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
ten, cent, dick, dozen, decade, dean, den, diner, decimal, tenfold, denier, deca, dwt, doyen, deni, 49 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t ‘group of ten, decad’
Today it means
noun A Russian measure of land, roughly 1.1 hectares.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / dessiatina