Where does “decision” come from?
Decision comes from Latin decisio, noun form of decido meaning to cut off or settle, from cado meaning to fall, with the prefix de.
decision (English): The act of deciding; A choice or judgement;...
Definitions
- The act of deciding; A choice or judgement;...
Ancestry of “decision”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | decisio | settlement, agreement, decision; curtailment,... |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |