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

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēcrētus

Ancestry of “decrete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecretusdecided
2LatindecernoI decide, decide upon, settle, determine; I...
3Latinde-of; from
4LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Latin de- →Every word from Latin de →