Where does “desinenza” come from?
desinenza (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin desinentia, from Latin dēsinens, from Latin desino, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
desinenza (Italian): ending; inflection
Definitions
- ending; inflection
Ancestry of “desinenza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | desinentia | ending; ending, cessation, termination;... |
| 2 | Latin | dēsinens | desisting |
| 3 | Latin | desino | I leave off, give over, cease, desist; I stop,... |
| 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 |