Deca- (and dec-), sometimes deka-, is a common English-language numeral prefix derived from the Late Latin decas ("(set of) ten"), from Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka, "ten").[1] It is used in many words.

General

  • Decathlon, a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events.
  • Decennial, ten-yearly or a celebration of ten years.

Mathematics

Chemistry

  • Decane, a hydrocarbon with 10 carbon atoms

Biology

  • Decapoda, an order of crustaceans with ten feet

Religion

See also

References

  1. Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1979. p. 332.
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