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Where does “declinal” come from?

declinal (English) comes from English decline, from Old French decliner, from Latin dēclīnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

declinal (English): Having a decline or slope; The act of declining...

Definitions

  1. Having a decline or slope; The act of declining...

Ancestry of “declinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeclineDownward movement, fall; A sloping downward, e.g....
2Old Frenchdecliner—
3Latindēclīnō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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