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Where does “prodegenerative” come from?

prodegenerative (English) comes from English degenerative, from English degenerate, from Latin degenero, from Latin degener, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

prodegenerative (English): That leads to degeneration

Definitions

  1. That leads to degeneration

Ancestry of “prodegenerative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdegenerativeCharacterized by or causing degeneration
2EnglishdegenerateHaving deteriorated, degraded or fallen from...
3LatindegeneroI degenerate, deteriorate
4Latindegenerof inferior stock, low-born; inferior to one’s...
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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