Where does “decretist” come from?

decretist (English) comes from Latin decretista, from Latin decretum, from Latin decerno, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

decretist (English): One who studies, or professes the knowledge of,...

Definitions

One who studies, or professes the knowledge of,...

Ancestry of “decretist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	decretista	—
2	Latin	decretum	A decision, decree, ordinance, order; A...
3	Latin	decerno	I decide, decide upon, settle, determine; I...
4	Latin	de-	of; from
5	Latin	de	The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	de	Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

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