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Where does “descendeth” come from?

descendeth (English) comes from English descend, from Middle English descenden, from Latin dēscendere, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

descendeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “descendeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdescendTo pass from a higher to a lower place; to move...
2Middle Englishdescenden—
3Latindēscendere—
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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