Etymology of the English word decern
the English word
decernderived from the Old French word
decernerderived from the Latin word
decernere (decide, settle, determine)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of decern in English dates from the 15th century.
