English
décor
Décor comes from French décor ‘decor, decoration’, from Latin decor ‘elegance, grace’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dḱeh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekējetireconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*dekēt‘to fit, to be right’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecet‘to adorn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecor‘elegance, grace’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdécor‘decor, decoration’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dḱeh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekējetireconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*dekēt‘to fit, to be right’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecet‘to adorn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecor‘elegance, grace’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdécor‘decor, decoration’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024same form
Earliest quotation: 2024, Greg Morse, XP64: the train the ^([sic]) [that] launched a new style: “Yet Mrs Allen found much favour with the décor…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’
doctor, document, tail, dignity, doctrine, paradox, decoration, disdain, dogma, indignation, dainty, fonda, docile, doctrinal, decorate, dodo, indignant, dox, decorum, dignitary, docent, deign, digne, 52 more
through Latin decet ‘to adorn’
through French décor ‘decor, decoration’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- / décor