"to decide" in seven languages
Meaningto decide
Spanish
decidir
/deθiˈdiɾ/
learned
French
décider
/deside/
learned
Italian
decidere
/deˈtʃidere/
learned
Irregular participle: deciso.
Portuguese
decidir
/desiˈdʒih/
learned
Romanian
decide
/deˈtʃide/
learned
Catalan
decidir
/dəsiˈdi/
learned
English
decide
/dɪˈsaɪd/
from Latin/French · Old French decider / Latin DĒCĪDERE
English → Italianto decidedecidereCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DĒCĪDERE‘to cut off (DĒ + CAEDERE 'to cut')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
To decide is to 'cut off' the other options. All three verbs are learned, but each conjugation group shows: -ir, -er, -ere.
English relatives: decide, decision, incisive, scissors
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In a sentence
- esDecidimos quedarnos.
- frNous avons décidé de rester.
- itAbbiamo deciso di restare.
- ptDecidimos ficar.
- roAm decis să rămânem.
- caVam decidir quedar-nos.
- enWe decided to stay.
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