Where does “descensional” come from?
descensional (English) comes from English descension, from Middle English descencioun, from Old French descension, from Latin descensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
descensional (English): Relating to descension
Definitions
- Relating to descension
Ancestry of “descensional”, step by step
descensional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English descension
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | descension | Descent; the act of descending; The descent below... |
| 2 | Middle English | descencioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | descension | descent |
| 4 | Latin | descensio | descent, descending |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |