Where does “condēscendere” come from?

condēscendere (Latin) comes from Latin dēscendere, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

Ancestry of “condēscendere”, step by step

condēscendere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dēscendere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēscendere
2Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

via Latin dēscendō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēscendōto climb down, to go or come down, to descend
2Latindē-of; from

Words derived from “condēscendere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-Every word from Latin scandōEvery word from Latin scandere
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