decadere
See also: decădere
Italian
Alternative forms
- dicadere (archaic)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin or Late Latin dēcadēre, from Latin dē- and cadere (“to fall”) (whence Italian cadere), a recomposition of the Classical Latin form dēcidō, dēcidere. Compare French déchoir, Spanish decaer, Portuguese decair.
Verb
decadere
- (intransitive) To decline or lapse