Proto-Indo-European

*déḱm̥

‘ten’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

69 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥, most familiar first.

• ten ← tīen ← *tehun ← *tehun
• century ← centurie ← centurie ← centuria ← centum
• cent ← centum ← *kəntom ← *ḱm̥tóm
• hundred ← *hundaradą ← *hundą ← *ḱm̥tóm ← *déḱm̥t
• dick ← *deg ← *deg ← *dekam
• decade ← decādem ← δεκάς ← δέκα ← *dékə
• dean ← den ← deen ← deien ← decānus
• dozen ← dozaine ← doze ← *dōdeci ← duodecim
• den ← denier ← denarius ← dēnus ← dec(em)
• sen ← cent ← cent ← centum ← *kəntom
• diner ← *dīnārius ← dēnārius ← dēnus ← dec(em)
• decimal ← decimalis ← decimus ← decem ← *dekem

More words from *déḱm̥

• hectare
• centurion
• tenfold
• denier
• deca
• centigrade
• dinero
• dwt
• doyen
• deni
• dicker
• centenarian
• denarius
• centum
• senti
• quatorze
• kurus
• deaner
• cental
• groschen
• denari
• decan
• satem
• centage
• denar
• dinheiro
• decet
• cantref
• centesimo
• centesimi
• centimo
• centenier
• dessiatina
• decane
• denarian
• denary
• decuple
• dekad
• decury
• decuman
• decenary
• decener
• decadarchy
• dekadarchy
• decanate
• douzaine
• duodecimate
• duodecimarticulate
• duodecet
• duodecimary
• eikositriophobia
• guevedoce
• quattuordecillion
• quatorzain
• sesquicentenary
• tetradecanal
• tither

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥