Etymology

decameric

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a decamer Full definition →

English decamer ← Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros
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The story

  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. Englishdecamer
  13. English todaydecameric

From decamer + -ic.

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