English word decide comes from Latin caedo, Latin cadere, Latin ex, e (A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from.), Latin cado
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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caedo | Latin (lat) | Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat. |
cadere | Latin (lat) | |
ex, e | Latin (lat) | A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from. |
cado | Latin (lat) | (impersonal) It happens, occurs, befalls, comes to pass. I cease. I decay. I die. I fall. |
decido | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I decide, determine, settle, terminate, put an end to; agree.. I beat severely, cudgel soundly, thrash.. I cut off or away; clip; reduce, diminish. (intransitive) I die, fall dead.. (intransitive) I fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down.. (intransitive, figuratively) I sink, perish. |
decider | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
deciden | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
decide | English (en) | (ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.. (intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.. (obsolete) To cut off; to separate.. (transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision. |