Etymology

decakatal

D2E1C3A1K5A1T1A1L1

Today it means: An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10¹ katals. Symbol: da Full definition →

English katal ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Englishkatal
  9. English todaydecakatal

From deca- + katal.

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