Where does “désidé” come from?
désidé (Antillean Creole) comes from French décider, from Italian decidere, from English decide, from Middle English deciden, from Middle French décider, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
désidé (Antillean Creole): to decide
Definitions
- to decide
Ancestry of “désidé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | décider | to decide; to persuade, convince; to make a... |
| 2 | Italian | decidere | to decide (on), to fix, to arrange, to determine |
| 3 | English | decide | To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| 4 | Middle English | deciden | To make a ruling or judgement; to decide an issue... |
| 5 | Middle French | décider | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |