diez (Asturian)
Where does "diez" come from?
The Asturian word 'diez' translates to the number ten and carries an ancient lineage reaching back to Proto-Indo-European. It evolved from the reconstructed term *déḱm̥ into the Latin 'decem' before eventually being inherited by the Asturian language.
Full etymology tree
- diez (Asturian), 'ten'
- inherited decem (Latin), 'ten; 10'
- inherited *dekem (Proto-Italic)
- inherited *déḱm̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'ten'
- inherited *dekem (Proto-Italic)
- inherited decem (Latin), 'ten; 10'
Ancestors
- decem (Latin)
- *déḱm̥ (Proto-Indo-European)
Updated July 2026
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