Decor
/ˈdeɪ.kɔːr/noun
The style or arrangement of a room, space, or surface for visual effect.
Did you know?Decor comes from Latin decor, meaning “beauty, grace, comeliness,” from decēre, “to be fitting,” the same ancient root behind words about honor, propriety, and what was considered spiritually or socially “right.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deḱ-
“to be fitting, proper”
Latin
Latin
decēre
“to be fitting, become, be proper”
Latin
Latin
decor
“beauty, grace, comeliness”
Old French
OF
decore
“ornament, embellishment”
Middle English
English
decor
“ornament, outward appearance”
Modern English
English
decor
“the arrangement and furnishing of a place for visual effect”