Where does “デコ電” come from?

デコ電 (Japanese) comes from English decoration, from Latin decoratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

デコ電 (Japanese): a decorated phone (with rhinestones, stickers, etc.)

Definitions

a decorated phone (with rhinestones, stickers, etc.)

Ancestry of “デコ電”, step by step

デコ電 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English decoration

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	decoration	The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring;...
2	Latin	decoratio	decoration; adornment
3	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
4	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
6	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
7	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8	Latin	calceus	shoe
9	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
10	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Japanese 電話

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	電話	telephone; telephone call; phone call; call; to...
2	Japanese	電	lightning
3	Middle Chinese	電	—

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →