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English word decide comes from Latin caedo, Latin cadere, Latin ex, e (A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from.), Latin cado
caedo (Latin)
Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat.
cadere (Latin)
ex, e (Latin)
A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from.
cado (Latin)
(impersonal) It happens, occurs, befalls, comes to pass. I cease. I decay. I die. I fall.
decido (Latin)
(figuratively) I decide, determine, settle, terminate, put an end to; agree.. I beat severely, cudgel soundly, thrash.. I cut off or away; clip; reduce, diminish. (intransitive) I die, fall dead.. (intransitive) I fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down.. (intransitive, figuratively) I sink, perish.
decider (Old French)
deciden (Middle English)
decide (English)
(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.. (intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.. (obsolete) To cut off; to separate.. (transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.