Etymology

decree

de·cree
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Today it means: An edict or law. Full definition →

Middle English decre ← Old French decré ← Latin dēcrētum
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēcrētum
  2. Old French · derived fromdecré
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdecre
  4. English todaydecree

From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchdecré all →

decree arbitraldecreet

Latindēcrētum all →

decretal

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.