Where does “nondescendant” come from?
nondescendant (English) comes from English descendant, from Middle English dessendaunte, from Latin dēscendēns, from Latin dēscendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
nondescendant (English): One who is not a descendant
Definitions
- One who is not a descendant
Ancestry of “nondescendant”, step by step
nondescendant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English descendant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | descendant | descending from a biological ancestor; proceeding... |
| 2 | Middle English | dessendaunte | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēscendēns | descending |
| 4 | Latin | dēscendō | to climb down, to go or come down, to descend |
| 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 |