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Where does “decaeir” come from?

decaeir (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin decadere, from Latin decido, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

decaeir (Anglo-Norman): to fall away, decay, decline

Definitions

  1. to fall away, decay, decline

Ancestry of “decaeir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindecadere—
2LatindecidoI fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I...
3LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “decaeir”

  • decay
  • decaying
  • undecaying
  • decayeth
  • decayer
  • nondecaying
  • decayless
  • decayable
  • predecay
  • dekeyen
  • decayen
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