Where does “dece” come from?
dece (English) comes from English decent, from Middle French décent, from Latin decēns, from Latin decet, from Proto-Italic dekēō, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.
dece (English): decent; reasonably good
Ancestry of “dece”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | decent | Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances;... |
| 2 | Middle French | décent | — |
| 3 | Latin | decēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | decet | it adorns; it is decent, suitable, seemly, or... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dekēō | fit, be right |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |