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decentia.

propriety, decency; comeliness, becomingness;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɛˈkɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[deˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. decency, comeliness, becomingness

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti Proto-Italic *dekējeti Proto-Italic *dekēt Latin decet Latin decēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin decentia From decēns + -ia.

verb[dɛˈkɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[deˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of decēns

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti Proto-Italic *dekējeti Proto-Italic *dekēt Latin decet Latin decēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin decentia From decēns + -ia.

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