decem

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Cardinal number 1.2.1 Declension 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Descendants 1.2.4 Derived terms

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t. Cognates include Sanskrit दश (daśa), Ancient Greek δέκα (deka), Old High German zëhan, Old English tīen.

[edit] Cardinal number

decem (Ordinal: decimus)

1. ten

[edit] Declension

Indeclinable.

[edit] Related terms

• decimal
• decimalis
• decimus
• December

[edit] Descendants

• Catalan: deu
• French: dix
• Portuguese: dez
• Provençal: detz
• Spanish: diez

[edit] Derived terms

• Exoticorum libri decem ("Ten books of exotic life forms")