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Where does “discendere” come from?

discendere (Italian) comes from Latin dēscendō, 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.

discendere (Italian): to descend, get down, slope down; to get off, get...

Definitions

  1. to descend, get down, slope down; to get off, get...

Ancestry of “discendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēscendō—
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 “discendere”

  • afrodiscendente
  • discendente
  • discendenza
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