Where does “décadence” come from?
décadence (French) comes from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Latin dēcadere, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
décadence (French): decadence
Definitions
- decadence
Ancestry of “décadence”, step by step
décadence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin decadentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | decadentia | decay |
| 2 | Latin | dēcadere | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang 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 |
via Latin decadentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | decadentia | — |