Where does “decider” come from?
decider (Interlingua) comes from French décider, from Italian decidere, from English decide, from Middle English deciden, from Middle French décider, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
decider (Interlingua): to decide
Definitions
- to decide
Ancestry of “decider”, step by step
decider traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French décider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | décider | to decide; to persuade, convince; to make a... |
| 2 | Italian | decidere | to decide (on), to fix, to arrange, to determine |
| 3 | English | decide | To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| 4 | Middle English | deciden | To make a ruling or judgement; to decide an issue... |
| 5 | Middle French | décider | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese decidir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | decidir | to decide; to determine; to resolve |
via Spanish decidir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | decidir | to decide, to make up one's mind, to determine,... |