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Where does “undecadent” come from?

undecadent (English) comes from English decadent, from French décadent, from French décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Latin dēcadere, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

undecadent (English): Not decadent

Definitions

  1. Not decadent

Ancestry of “undecadent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecadentCharacterized by moral or cultural decline;...
2Frenchdécadentdecadent; declining
3Frenchdécadencedecadence
4Medieval Latindecadentiadecay
5Latindēcadere—
6Latindēcīdō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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