Etymology of the English word decurion
the English word
decurionderived from the Latin word
decurio (decurion, officer commanding a decuria; member of municipal senate, governing committee of decuria; councillor)
derived from the Latin word
decuria (group, division of ten; class)
derived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekmâ‚€Date
The earliest known usage of decurion in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
