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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Word Origin: Decadence #167921 05/01/2007 1:37 AM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Texas, United States cookwordsmith stranger cookwordsmith stranger Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Texas, United States My inquiry stems from a recent thought that "decade" and "decadence" might be related. Does anyone know if the two words share the same or similar origin? Thanks, Dan Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word Origin: Decadence cookwordsmith #167922 05/01/2007 2:13 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Not really. Decade is from Latin decas, decadis, from Greek dekas and is related to decem 'ten', while decadence is from Latin decadentia < de- 'from, away' + cado, cadere 'to fall' (< PIE *kad- 'fall') whence case, accident, etc. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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