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decerno.

to decide, decide upon, settle, determine (especially something disputed or doubtful)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[deːˈkɛr.noː]Classical-Latin[deˈt͡ʃɛr.no]
  1. to decide, decide upon, settle, determine (especially something disputed or doubtful)

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  2. to pronounce a decision concerning something; decide, determine, judge, declare, decree; vote for something

    conjugation-3
    Dēcernimus ergō ut nūllī omnīnō hominum liceat vestrum coenobium temere perturbāre, aut eius possessiōnēs auferre, vel ablātās retinēre.
  3. to decide by combat; fight, combat, contend

    conjugation-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin dēcernō From de- (“of; from, away from”) + cernō (“see, discern”).

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