Where does “passe décisive” come from?

passe décisive (French) comes from French décisif, from Latin decisus, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

passe décisive (French): assist

Definitions

  1. assist

Ancestry of “passe décisive”, step by step

passe décisive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French décisif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécisifdecisive
2Latindecisuscut off; decided
3Latindēcīdōto fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via French passé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpassépast tense; past; last
2Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
3Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
4Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
5Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
6Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
7LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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