myEtymology.com: English etymology of decimalize

Etymology of the English word decimalize

the English word decimalize

derived from the English word decimal

derived from the Latin word decimalis (decimal)

derived from the Latin word decima (tithe; tenth part)

derived from the Latin word decimus

derived from the Latin word decem (ten)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dekm₀

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν