Deci comes from the latin Decimus which means one tenth. A prefix of deci-would mean one tenth of whatever the word is. Deciliter is one-tenth of a liter.Decibel is one-tent â¦ h of a bel, and is a unit of measurement of power. Decimeter is one-tenth of a meter.3 people found this useful.enti means a hundredth of something. Examples are centimeter (a hundredth of a meter) and centigrams (a hundredth of a gram).
Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers is the journal of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (www.iimahd.ernet.in). Launched in January 1976, this peer-reviewed journal is published quarterly. The word Vikalpa, in Sanskrit, carries a rich repository of meanings: diversity, alternatives, logic, and freedom of choice.
When they were first used in English, both vilify and vilipend meant to regard someone or something as being of little worth or importance. Vilipend now carries an additional meaning of to express a low opinion of somebody, while vilify means, more specifically, to express such an opinion publicly in a way that intends to embarrass a person or ruin his or her reputation.