Etymology

decamer

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Today it means: An oligomer having ten subunits. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros
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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. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  10. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  11. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  12. English todaydecamer

From deca- + -mer.

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