décime
French
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A coin valued at one-tenth of a franc minted prior to 1815.
- (informal) A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin decimus (tenth, tithe).
Origin
Latin
decimus
Gloss
tenth, tithe
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deci- English
- decimalis Latin
- decimo Latin
- decimus Latin
- decumanus Latin
- quartusdecimus Latin
- quintusdecimus Latin
- sextusdecimus Latin
- decimo Italian
- deci- Dutch, Flemish
- diezmo Spanish, Castilian
- décimo Spanish, Castilian
- dízimo Portuguese
- deci- Danish
- dixme Old French
- dècim Catalan, Valencian
- dècima Catalan, Valencian
- desi- Icelandic
- desi- Faroese
- deçimo Old Portuguese
- *dekemos Proto-Italic
- décimu Asturian
- diesim Friulian
- diezmo Old Spanish
- dicto Dalmatian
- deume Old Catalan