← Back to context Comment by amenghra 2 days ago The three letter prefixes show up in English (eg oct in octal, dec in decimal, etc.). 2 comments amenghra Reply thaumasiotes 2 days ago The prefix in "decimal" is "decim", like you'd expect given that the root is "decem". There is no "dec-" prefix.(You do see "deca" used as a prefix, "a" included, but that doesn't come from Latin.) amenghra 2 days ago You are right. I should have written: (septem)ber was the 7th month of the year, (octo)ber was the 8th, (novem)ber the ninth, and (decem)ber the tenth!
thaumasiotes 2 days ago The prefix in "decimal" is "decim", like you'd expect given that the root is "decem". There is no "dec-" prefix.(You do see "deca" used as a prefix, "a" included, but that doesn't come from Latin.) amenghra 2 days ago You are right. I should have written: (septem)ber was the 7th month of the year, (octo)ber was the 8th, (novem)ber the ninth, and (decem)ber the tenth!
amenghra 2 days ago You are right. I should have written: (septem)ber was the 7th month of the year, (octo)ber was the 8th, (novem)ber the ninth, and (decem)ber the tenth!
The prefix in "decimal" is "decim", like you'd expect given that the root is "decem". There is no "dec-" prefix.
(You do see "deca" used as a prefix, "a" included, but that doesn't come from Latin.)
You are right. I should have written: (septem)ber was the 7th month of the year, (octo)ber was the 8th, (novem)ber the ninth, and (decem)ber the tenth!