The story
- Latin · derived fromdēciduus“falling down or off”
- English todaydecidua
From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”).
Words from the same roots
Latindēciduus all →
deciduous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
decidua
Today it means: A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy. Full definition →
Latin dēciduus