Etymology of the English word decreet
the English word
decreetderived from the English word
decret:derived from the Old French word
decret:derived 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 decreet in English dates from the 14th century.
