Where does “undeclining” come from?
undeclining (English) comes from English declining, from English decline, from Old French decliner, from Latin dēclīnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
undeclining (English): Not declining
Definitions
- Not declining
Ancestry of “undeclining”, step by step
undeclining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English declining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | declining | Present participle and gerund of decline; decline |
| 2 | English | decline | Downward movement, fall; A sloping downward, e.g.... |
| 3 | Old French | decliner | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēclīnō | to bend, deviate, turn aside/away, deflect |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |