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Where does “deke-” come from?

deke- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dek- — accept; to take, accept, to receive, greet, be...

Ancestry of “deke-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandek-accept; to take, accept, to receive, greet, be...

Words derived from “deke-”

  • decency
  • indecency
  • undecency
  • decenter
  • decere
  • addecet
  • dedecet
  • condecet
  • decibilis
  • decibilior
  • decibilissimus
  • decentis
  • decentia
  • decens
  • decet
  • decentem
  • decente
  • adecentamiento
  • adecentar
  • decente
  • dicevole
  • dicevolmente
  • indécemment
  • indécent
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