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Where does “decease” come from?

Decease comes from Old French deces, from Latin decessus, derived from Latin decedo, which combines Latin cedo with Latin de, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de.

decease (English): Death, departure from life; To die

Definitions

  1. Death, departure from life; To die

Ancestry of “decease”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdecés—
2Latindēcessus—

Words derived from “decease”

  • deceased
  • predecease
  • undeceased
  • deceaseth
  • predeceaser
  • deceaser
Every word from Latin dēcessus →