Where does “descente” come from?

descente (Anglo-Norman) comes from Anglo-Norman descendre, from Latin descendo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “descente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normandescendreto descend; to go down; to descend; to dismount
2LatindescendoI climb down, to come down, to descend; I march...
3Latinde-of; from
4LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “descente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Latin de- →Every word from Latin de →