Etymology of the Latin word decretum
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)
Derivations in Latin
decretalisDerivations in other languages
French
decre, French
decret:, French
décret, Portuguese
decreto, Spanish
decretoCognates
Dutch
decreet, English
decree, French
décret, German
Dekret, Italian
decreto, Lithuanian
dekretas, Norwegian
dekret, Polish
dekret, Russian
дeкpeт, Spanish
decreto, Swedish
dekret
