myEtymology.com: English etymology of decadence

Etymology of the English word decadence

the English word decadence

derived from the French word décadence

derived from the Old French word decadence

derived from the Medieval Latin word decadentia

derived from the Latin word cadens

derived from the Latin word cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kad- (to fall)

derived from the Late Latin word decadere

derived from the Latin word decidere (detach, cut off, out; fall, drop, hang; make explicit; put an end to, bring to conclusion)

derived from the Latin word cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kad- (to fall)

derived from the Late Latin word caedere (chop, hew, cut out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaə-id-

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Latin word cidere

The earliest known usage of decadence in English dates from the 16th century.

Dutch decadentie, French décadence, German Dekadenz, Norwegian dekadanse, Swedish dekadans

Word found in Modern English