Etymology

decrepity

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Middle French décrépité ← Latin dēcrepitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēcrepitās
  2. Middle French · derived fromdécrépité
  3. English todaydecrepity

From Middle French décrépité, from Latin dēcrepitās.

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