Where does “decrete” come from?
decrete (Latin) comes from Latin decretus, from Latin decerno, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
decrete (Latin): vocative masculine singular of dēcrētus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of dēcrētus
Ancestry of “decrete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | decretus | decided |
| 2 | Latin | decerno | I decide, decide upon, settle, determine; I... |
| 3 | Latin | de- | de- |
| 4 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |