Dec(e) [Dece, Dec]

Morpheme

Dec(e) [Dece, Dec]

Type

bound base

Denotation

ten, 101

Etymology

French déca-; Late Latin decas and Ancient Greek dekás, from déka

Evidence

decadal, decade, Decameron, Decameronesque, Decameronian, Decameronic, decare, decathlete, December, Decemberist, Decembers, Decembrist, decuple, decuplet, mercaptoundecanoic, undecane, undece-, undecene, undecennary, undecennial

Notes

International System of Units “Metric Prefix”

See Also

Deca, Decim

Homographs

Dece, Dece