Where does “degenerative” come from?
degenerative (Italian) comes from Italian degenerativo, from Italian degenerare, from Latin degenerare, from Latin degenero, from Latin degener, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
degenerative (Italian): feminine plural of degenerativo
Definitions
- feminine plural of degenerativo
Ancestry of “degenerative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | degenerativo | degenerative |
| 2 | Italian | degenerare | to degenerate something; to sour; degenerare in |
| 3 | Latin | degenerare | present active infinitive of dēgenerō;... |
| 4 | Latin | degenero | I degenerate, deteriorate |
| 5 | Latin | degener | of inferior stock, low-born; inferior to one’s... |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |