Where does “dek” come from?

dek (English) comes from English dec- — Form of deca- used before a vowel.

dek (English): The subhead of a news story

Definitions

  1. The subhead of a news story

Ancestry of “dek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdec-Form of deca- used before a vowel

Words derived from “dek

Every word from English dec-
dek — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer