## Etymology
From Old French deces ('death'), from Latin dēcessus ('departure, death'), from dēcēdere ('to depart, die'), from de- ('away') plus cēdere ('to go, withdraw').

## AI Etymology
Decease comes from Old French deces ('death'), from Latin dēcessus ('departure, death'), from dēcēdere ('to depart, die'), from de- ('away') plus cēdere ('to go, withdraw'). The historical trail runs through Latin dēcessus and Latin cēdere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means (formal/legal) death; to die. Derived formations include deceased; related forms include predecease.

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