Where does “desinence” come from?
desinence (English) comes from French désinence, from Latin dēsinentia, from Latin dēsinens, from Latin desino, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
desinence (English): A suffix used as an inflection; an ending;...
Definitions
- A suffix used as an inflection; an ending;...
Ancestry of “desinence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | désinence | ending, desinence, inflectional suffix |
| 2 | Latin | dēsinentia | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēsinens | — |
| 4 | Latin | desino | I leave off, give over, cease, desist; I stop,... |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |