English
decadarchy
Decadarchy comes from Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘a group of ten’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥1‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékə1‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰ2‘ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκάς3dekás‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχία3dekadarkhía
- Englishtodaydecadarchy3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δέκα
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δεκάς
- 3 Wiktionary, English decadarchy
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δέκα‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékəWiktionary, Ancient Greek δέκα‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰWiktionary, Ancient Greek δεκάς‘ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκάςWiktionary, English decadarchydekás‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχίαWiktionary, English decadarchydekadarkhía
- EnglishtodaydecadarchyWiktionary, English decadarchy
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
Proto-Hellenic *dékə ‘ten’
Ancient Greek δέκᾰ ‘ten’
Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘10’
Latin decas ‘ten’
English deca
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
ten, century, cent, hundred, dick, dozen, dean, sen, den, diner, decimal, tenfold, hectare, denier, dwt, doyen, deni, 51 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of decarchy.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “decadarchy”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek δέκα, Ancient Greek δεκάς. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / decadarchy