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decadere
Vulgar Latin · medieval
"to fall down, to deteriorate"
to fall down, to deteriorate, from de- (down) and cadere (to fall)
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Stage 2 of 3
decair
Old French · medieval
"to gradually fall into ruin"
carried into French for gradually falling into ruin
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Stage 3 of 3
decay
English · 1400s
"gradual decomposition or deterioration"
settled as the English word for gradual decomposition or deterioration
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