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