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Where does “desantti” come from?

desantti (Finnish) comes from Russian деса́нтник, from Russian деса́нт, from French descente, from Old French descente, from Old French descendre, from Latin dēscendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

desantti (Finnish): A member of the Russian Airborne Troops,...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Russian Airborne Troops,...

Ancestry of “desantti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдеса́нтник—
2Russianдеса́нт—
3Frenchdescentedescent; way down; descending
4Old Frenchdescente—
5Old Frenchdescendreto go down; to descend; to dismount
6Latindēscendō—
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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