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Etymology of the French word deien

the Old French word deien
derived from the Latin word decanus (dean; chief of ten, one set over ten persons)
derived from the Latin word decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dekm₀

Derivations in other languages

English dean

Usage

Word found in Old French



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