transitive verb, intransitive verb decussated, decussating
Origin: < L decussatus, pp. of decussare, to cross in the form of an < decussis, the figure ten (X) < decem, ten
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tr. & intr.v. de·cus·sat·ed, de·cus·sat·ing, de·cus·sates
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Origin: Latin decussāre, decussāt-
Origin: , from decussis, the number ten, intersection of two lines (from the Romans' use of X for the numeral 10), a ten-as coin
Origin: : decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots
Origin: + assis, as (coin)
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