Where does “decidement” come from?
decidement (English) comes from English decide, from Middle English deciden, from Middle French décider, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
decidement (English): Means of forming a decision
Definitions
- Means of forming a decision
Ancestry of “decidement”, step by step
decidement traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English decide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decide | To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| 2 | Middle English | deciden | To make a ruling or judgement; to decide an issue... |
| 3 | Middle French | décider | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English ment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ment | simple past tense and past participle of meng;... |
| 2 | Korean | 멘트 | — |
via French décidé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | décidé | — |