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Where does “discendenza” come from?

discendenza (Italian) comes from Italian discendere, from Latin dēscendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

discendenza (Italian): descent, lineage; descendant

Definitions

  1. descent, lineage; descendant

Ancestry of “discendenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiscendereto descend, get down, slope down; to get off, get...
2Latindēscendō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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