[Red Badger]

Language is far from immutable.

That's why Latin has been used for scientific work for centuries, it's a dead language so it cannot change....................

[pepsi_junkie]

That's why Latin has been used for scientific work for centuries, it's a dead language so it cannot change....................

Decimate is not a latin word, it's an english word with a latin root. It's meaning and usage can evolve and change over time even if the root never will.