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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | decreet | Alternative form of decré |
| 2 | Latin | decretum | A decision, decree, ordinance, order; A... |
| 3 | Latin | decerno | I decide, decide upon, settle, determine; I... |
| 4 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |