Etymology

nonadeca-

Today it means: nineteen Full definition →

English deca- ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁néwn̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁newn̥(n)ós
  3. Proto-Italic*nowenos
  4. Latinnōnus
  5. Englishnona-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  8. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  9. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  10. Late Latindecas
  11. Frenchdéca-
  12. Englishdeca-
  13. English todaynonadeca-

From nona- + deca-.

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