Where does “subdecurrent” come from?
subdecurrent (English) comes from English decurrent, from Latin decurrens, from Latin dēcurrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
subdecurrent (English): Attached to and running downward along a stem or...
Definitions
- Attached to and running downward along a stem or...
Ancestry of “subdecurrent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decurrent | Pertaining to plant parts that extend downward,... |
| 2 | Latin | decurrens | running, flowing down; hastening |
| 3 | Latin | dēcurrō | to run, flow, move, sail or swim down |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |