Where does “decida” come from?
decida (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto decidi, from French décider, from Italian decidere, from English decide, from Middle English deciden, from Middle French décider, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
decida (Esperanto): decisive
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Ancestry of “decida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | decidi | to decide |
| 2 | French | décider | to decide; to persuade, convince; to make a... |
| 3 | Italian | decidere | to decide (on), to fix, to arrange, to determine |
| 4 | English | decide | To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| 5 | Middle English | deciden | To make a ruling or judgement; to decide an issue... |
| 6 | Middle French | décider | — |
| 7 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |