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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécisifdecisive
2Latindecisuscut off; decided
3Latindēcīdō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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