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decido.

to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈdeː.kɪ.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈdɛː.t͡ʃi.do]
  1. to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down

    conjugation-3 · intransitive · no-supine
  2. to die, fall dead

    conjugation-3 · intransitive · no-supine
  3. to sink, perish

    conjugation-3 · figuratively · intransitive · no-supine
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 dē- Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Latin dēcidō From dē- (“down from”) + cadō (“to fall”).

verb[deːˈkiː.doː]Classical-Latin[deˈt͡ʃiː.do]
  1. to cut off or away; clip; reduce, diminish

    conjugation-3
  2. to beat severely, cudgel soundly, thrash

    conjugation-3
  3. to decide, determine, settle, terminate, put an end to; agree

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
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 dē- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin dēcīdō From dē- (“down from”) + caedō (“to cut”).

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