Word Origins

-verb transitive

Convert to decimal system

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

adverb

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English decimally derives from the above Indian words

Latin word meaning ‘taken as a tenth’.

See decimate

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

Latin decimat- derives from the above Indian words.

-verb transitive

Ancient Roman habit of killing one of every ten soldiers of a rebellious legion

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English decimate derives from the above Indian words.

be decimated -verb transitive

See decimate

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English be decimated derives from the above Indian words.

-noun

See decimate

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English decimation derives from the above Indian words.

-noun

See decimate

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English decimator derives from the above Indian words.

-noun

One tenth of a meter

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’

Indian Sanskrit maatra means ‘measurement‘..

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English decimeter derives from the above Indian words.

-adjective

One tenth of a meter

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’

Indian Sanskrit maatra means ‘measurement‘..

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English decimeter derives from the above Indian words.

-adjective

Latin word meaning ‘tenth’

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’..

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

Latin decimus derives from the above Indian words.

-noun

Indian Urdu aadaab means ‘culture’, ‘manners’.

Arabic adab ‘decorum’ derives from it.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

-noun

Indian Kannada chikka means ‘little’, ‘small’.

-noun

Indian Manu was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi.

euskara (Basque) manu ‘decree’ derives from him.

-noun

Chinese taaifang means ‘typhoon’.

Typhoons occur very frequently in south east Asia.

Indian Hindi/Urdu thoofaan  ‘typhoon’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Sanskrit dantha means ‘tooth’.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

-adjective

Indian Sanskrit danthah means ‘tooth‘. ah is just a noun suffix.

Spanish dental derives from it.

English dental also derives from it.

Greek odontikos  ‘dental’ also derives from it.

-noun

Indian Sanskrit danthah means ‘tooth’. ah is just a noun suffix.

Spanish seda dental ’dental floss’ derives from it.

English dental floss also derives from it.

-noun

Indian Sanskrit danthah means ‘tooth’. ah is just a noun suffix.

Ladino dantista derives from it.

Ladino is the language of Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe.

Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic) derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ‘travel’.

Spanish dentista also derives from it.

English dentist also derives from it.

-noun

Indian Sanskrit danthah means ‘tooth’. ah is just a noun suffix.

Spanish  odontologia ’dentistry’ derives from it.

English dentistry also derives from it.

-noun

Indian Sanskrit danthah means ‘tooth’. ah is just a noun suffix.

Spanish dentadura ’denture’ derives from it.

English denture also derives from it.

d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this.

to depose -verb transitive

Indian Tamil kenhdu po means ‘take away’. po means ‘go’.

euskara (Basque) kendu ‘to depose’ derives from it.

nh is our simple symbol for one of the two cerebral sounds unique to Indian languages. Try to pronounce n with your tongue touching the roof of your mouth, not back of your teeth. Since euskara (Basque) does not have this unique sound, simple n sound is used.

-noun

Indian Brahui barot means ‘beard’.

-adjective

Indian Hindi/Urdu suvvar means ‘pig’.

Gaelic suarach ‘despicable’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Tamil Sani means ‘Satan’.

Indian Sanskrit Shani means ‘Satan’.

Indian Urdu Shaithaan means ‘Satan’.

Hebrew Satan derives from above Indian words.

Dewey decimal system -noun

Book classification system used in libraries

Indian Sanskrit dasha means ‘ten’

Indian Hindi simplifies it to das ‘ten’

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

English Dewey decimal system derives from the above Indian words.

-adjective

Indian Urdu baadshah means ‘emperor’.

Persian shahenshah (shah of shahs) ‘king of kings’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

-noun

Arabic dinar is currency.

Spanish dinero ‘money’ derives from it.

-verb

Indian Urdu suvvar means ‘pig’.

-adjective

Indian Manu was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi.

euskara (Basque) manugaitz  ‘disobedient’ derives from it.