Where does “decree” come from?
Decree comes from Middle English decre, from Old French decré, from Latin decretum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European krey-.
decree (English): An edict or law; The judicial decision in a...
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- An edict or law; The judicial decision in a...
Ancestry of “decree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | decre | An instrument carrying a legal decision; a decree... |
| 2 | Old French | decré | decree |
| 3 | Latin | dēcrētum | A decision, decree, ordinance, order |
| 4 | Latin | dēcernō | to decide, decide upon, settle, determine (especially something disputed or doubtful) |
| 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 |