Etymology of the English word decedent
the English word
decedentderived from the Latin word
decedensderived from the Late Latin word
decedere (quit office and return home; make, get out of the way; stray, digress; pass away; withdraw, retire, go off)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of decedent in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
