Where does “nondecremental” come from?
nondecremental (English) comes from English decremental, from English decrement, from Latin dēcrēmentum, from Latin dēcrēscō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
nondecremental (English): Not decremental
Definitions
- Not decremental
Ancestry of “nondecremental”, step by step
nondecremental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decremental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decremental | Pertaining to a decrement; decreasing |
| 2 | English | decrement | A small quantity removed or lost. One of a series... |
| 3 | Latin | dēcrēmentum | diminution, decrease |
| 4 | Latin | dēcrēscō | to grow less or shorter, decrease, wane, dwindle |
| 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 |