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cadere
Latin · ancient
"to fall"
to fall, combined with de- (down)
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Stage 2 of 4
decadere
Late Latin · medieval
"to fall down, to decline"
to fall down, to decline, from de- and cadere
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decadent
French · 1800s
"a state of decline, or self-indulgent luxury"
carried into French for a state of moral or cultural decline, later self-indulgent luxury
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decadent
English · 1830s
"excessively self-indulgent, or in a state of moral or cultural decline"
adopted from French for something excessively self-indulgent or in decline
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