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decet.

to adorn

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈdɛ.kɛt]Classical-Latin[ˈdɛː.t͡ʃet]
  1. to adorn

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  2. to be decent, suitable, seemly, or proper

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti Proto-Italic *dekējeti Proto-Italic *dekēt Latin decet Inherited from Proto-Italic *dekēt, from earlier *dekējeti, from Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti, from *deḱ- (“take, perceive”). The same root as doceō. Parallel semantics occur in Sanskrit दक्षति (dáksati, “is proper, seemly, fitting”), Ancient Greek δοκεῖ (dokeî, “seems good, correct, proper”).

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