Where does “condescendingly” come from?
Condescendingly derives from English condescend, which combines Latin con- with a root ultimately from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, meaning to appear or seem.
condescendingly (English): In a condescending manner
Definitions
- In a condescending manner
Ancestry of “condescendingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | condescending | Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing... |
| 2 | English | condescend | To come down from one's superior position; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | condescenden | — |
| 4 | Old French | condescendre | to descend; to go down |
| 5 | Latin | condēscendere | — |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |