Where does “ascend” come from?
Ascend comes from Middle English ascenden, from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendo, formed from the prefix ad- and a root from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd meaning to go or move.
ascend (English): To move upward, to fly, to soar; To slope in an...
Definitions
- To move upward, to fly, to soar; To slope in an...
Ancestry of “ascend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ascenden | — |
| 2 | Old French | ascendre | — |
| 3 | Latin | ascendo | I climb up, I go up, I move upwards; I rise,... |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ascend”