Where does “declinism” come from?
declinism (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.
declinism (English): A pessimistic belief that things are in decline
Definitions
- A pessimistic belief that things are in decline
Ancestry of “declinism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |