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Where does “adecentar” come from?

adecentar (Spanish) comes from Spanish decente, from Latin decēns, from Latin decet, from Proto-Italic dekēō, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

adecentar (Spanish): to tidy; to clean up

Definitions

  1. to tidy; to clean up

Ancestry of “adecentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdecentedecent; clean, tidy
2Latindecēns—
3Latindecetit adorns; it is decent, suitable, seemly, or...
4Proto-Italicdekēōfit, be right
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “adecentar”

  • adecentamiento
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