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Where does “décréter” come from?

décréter (French) comes from French décret, from Old French decré, from Latin dēcrētum, from Latin dēcernō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

décréter (French): to order, decree; to declare

Definitions

  1. to order, decree; to declare

Ancestry of “décréter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécretdecree; statutory instrument
2Old Frenchdecrédecree
3Latindēcrētum—
4Latindēcernō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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