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Where does “décerner” come from?

décerner (French) comes from Italian decernere, from Latin dēcernō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

décerner (French): to award

Definitions

  1. to award

Ancestry of “décerner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecernereto choose, decide; to decree
2Latindēcernō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “décerner”

  • decern
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