Latin
dēcidō
‘to fall down or off’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēcidō.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin dēcidō, most familiar first.
- decision ← dēcīsiō
- decide ← deciden ← decider ← dēcīdere
- decay ← decaien ← decaeir ← *dēcadere
- decadent ← décadence ← dēcadentia ← dēcadēns
- deciduous ← dēciduus
- decidua ← dēciduus
- decisor
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Latin dēcidō