Where does “descent” come from?
Descent comes from Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre, from Latin descendo meaning to go down, formed from Latin de meaning from or down.
descent (English): An instance of descending; act of coming down; A...
Definitions
- An instance of descending; act of coming down; A...
Ancestry of “descent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | descente | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | descendre | to descend; to go down; to descend; to dismount |
| 3 | Latin | descendo | I climb down, to come down, to descend; I march... |
| 4 | Latin | de- | de- |
| 5 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
Words derived from “descent”