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Where does “déc” come from?

déc (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish deec, from Proto-Celtic dekam-kʷe.

Ancestry of “déc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdeec—
2Proto-Celticdekam-kʷe—

Words derived from “déc”

  • déag
  • déagóir
  • deug
Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam-kʷe →