Where does “ascension” come from?
Ascension comes from Middle English ascencioun, from Old French ascension, from Latin ascensio, a noun formed from the prefix ad- (toward) and scandere (to climb), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád (toward).
ascension (English): The act of ascending; an ascent; That which...
Definitions
- The act of ascending; an ascent; That which...
Ancestry of “ascension”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ascencioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | ascension | ascent |
| 3 | Latin | ascēnsiō | ascent, ascension |
| 4 | Latin | ascensus | ascended; risen; ascent |
| 5 | Latin | ascendo | I climb up, I go up, I move upwards; I rise,... |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |