Etymology of the English word decennary
the English word
decennaryderived from the English word
decenniumderived from the Latin word
decennium (period of ten years; festival)
derived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀derived from the Latin word
annus (year; age)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*at-derived from the Classical Latin word
decennis (of ten years; lasting ten years; ten years old)
derived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀derived from the Latin word
annus (year; age)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*at-Usage
Word found in Modern English
