Etymology of the English word decree
the English word
decreederived from the Old French word
decrederived from the Latin word
decretum (decree, ordinance; legal decision; dogma, principle, doctrine)
derived 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 decree in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
decreed,
decreeingCognates
Dutch
decreet, French
décret, German
Dekret, Italian
decreto, Latin
decretum, Lithuanian
dekretas, Norwegian
dekret, Polish
dekret, Russian
дeкpeт, Spanish
decreto, Swedish
dekretUsage
Word found in Modern English
