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Where does “decadentia” come from?

decadentia (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin dēcadere, from Latin dēcīdō, 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.

decadentia (Medieval Latin): decay

Definitions

  1. decay

Ancestry of “decadentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēcadere—
2Latindēcīdō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “decadentia”

  • decadence
  • decadent
  • decadently
  • undecadent
  • décadentisme
  • décadence
  • décadent
  • dekadent
  • Dekadenz
  • decadência
  • dekadensek
  • dekadencia
  • dekadens
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