Where does “decretalist” come from?
decretalist (English) comes from English decretal, from Middle French decretal, from Late Latin decretalis, from Latin dēcrētum, from Latin dēcernō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
decretalist (English): A member of a 13th-century school of...
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- A member of a 13th-century school of...
Ancestry of “decretalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | decretal | Pertaining to a decree; A papal decree,... |
| 2 | Middle French | decretal | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | decretalis | Of, pertaining to or depending upon a decree or... |
| 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 |