Where does “décès” come from?

décès (French) comes from Middle French deces, from Old French decés, from Latin dēcessus — withdrawn, retired, departed, left.

décès (French): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “décès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdecesdeath
2Old Frenchdecésdeath
3Latindēcessuswithdrawn, retired, departed, left

Words derived from “décès”

Every word from Latin dēcessus →Every word from Old French decés →Every word from Middle French deces →