decet

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • it adorns
  • it is decent, suitable, seemly, or proper

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *dekēō derived from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (take, perceive, be suitable, fray, accept, greet, tear, receive, shred), *deḱ- (take, perceive, be suitable, fray, accept, greet, tear, receive, shred).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deḱ-

Gloss

take, perceive, be suitable, fray, accept, greet, tear, receive, shred

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

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