Where does “decreer” come from?
decreer (English) comes from English decree, from Middle English decre, from Old French decré, from Latin dēcrētum, from Latin dēcernō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
decreer (English): One who issues a decree
Ancestry of “decreer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | decree | An edict or law; The judicial decision in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | decre | An instrument carrying a legal decision; a decree... |
| 3 | Old French | decré | decree |
| 4 | Latin | dēcrētum | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēcernō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |