Where does “deceased” come from?
Deceased comes from Middle English -ed suffix added to decease, from Latin decessus, past participle of decedo meaning to depart, from cedo meaning to go, with the prefix de.
deceased (English): No longer alive, dead; Belonging to the dead; One...
Definitions
- No longer alive, dead; Belonging to the dead; One...
Ancestry of “deceased”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | decease | Death, departure from life; To die |
| 2 | Old French | decés | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēcessus | — |
Words derived from “deceased”