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Where does “declinare” come from?

declinare (Italian) comes from Latin dēclīnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

declinare (Italian): intransitive; to slope downward; to decline;...

Definitions

  1. intransitive; to slope downward; to decline;...

Ancestry of “declinare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēclīnō—
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “declinare”

  • declino
  • declinometro
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