Where does “indeciduate” come from?
indeciduate (English) comes from English deciduate, from English decidua, from Latin dēciduus, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
indeciduate (English): indeciduous; Having no decidua; nondeciduate
Definitions
- indeciduous; Having no decidua; nondeciduate
Ancestry of “indeciduate”, step by step
indeciduate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deciduate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deciduate | Having, or characterized by, a decidua |
| 2 | English | decidua | A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is... |
| 3 | Latin | dēciduus | falling down or off, deciduous |
| 4 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |