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Where does “decreet” come from?

decreet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French decreet, from Latin decretum, from Latin decerno, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “decreet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchdecreetAlternative form of decré
2LatindecretumA decision, decree, ordinance, order; A...
3LatindecernoI decide, decide upon, settle, determine; I...
4Latinde-de-
5LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “decreet”

  • decreet
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