Where does “discesa” come from?
discesa (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.
discesa (Italian): descent, slope
Definitions
- descent, slope
Ancestry of “discesa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | discendere | to descend, get down, slope down; to get off, get... |
| 2 | Latin | dēscendō | to climb down, to go or come down, to descend |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |