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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēscendere | — |
| 2 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
Words derived from “condēscendere”
- condescending
- condescend
- condescendingly
- condescendence
- uncondescending
- condescendeth
- condescender
- condescendest
- uncondescendingly
- condescendingness
- condescendance
- condescendre
- condescendre
- condescenden
- condescendență
- condescendre
- снисходи́ть
- снизойти
- снисходительный
- condescendiente
- снисходи́тельный
- condescendientemente
- снисходительно
- снисходительность