Where does “indeclinable” come from?
indeclinable (English) comes from French indéclinable, from French déclinable, from French décliner, from Old French decliner, from Latin dēclīnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
indeclinable (English): That one cannot decline; unavoidable; Not...
Definitions
- That one cannot decline; unavoidable; Not...
Ancestry of “indeclinable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indéclinable | indeclinable |
| 2 | French | déclinable | declinable |
| 3 | French | décliner | to weaken, to sicken, to go downhill; to... |
| 4 | Old French | decliner | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēclīnō | to bend, deviate, turn aside/away, deflect |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |