Where does “declineth” come from?
declineth (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.
declineth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “declineth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | decline | Downward movement, fall; A sloping downward, e.g.... |
| 2 | Old French | decliner | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēclīnō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |