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Where does “decliningly” come from?

decliningly (English) comes from English declining, from English decline, from Old French decliner, from Latin dēclīnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

decliningly (English): So as to decline, or give a negative answer to a...

Definitions

  1. So as to decline, or give a negative answer to a...

Ancestry of “decliningly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecliningPresent participle and gerund of decline; decline
2EnglishdeclineDownward movement, fall; A sloping downward, e.g....
3Old Frenchdecliner—
4Latindēclīnō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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