decer

Meaning

to descend, to go down

Pronounced as (IPA)
[deˈθeɾ]
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese decer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from Vulgar Latin *descidere, from descendo (“dēscendere”). Doublet of the borrowing descender. Cognate with Portuguese descer and Old Spanish deçir.

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