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Where does “decurrens” come from?

decurrens (Latin) comes from Latin dēcurrō, 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.

decurrens (Latin): running, flowing down; hastening

Definitions

  1. running, flowing down; hastening

Ancestry of “decurrens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēcurrō—
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 “decurrens”

  • decurrent
  • decurrently
  • subdecurrent
  • decorrente
  • decorrente
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