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Where does “declenson” come from?

declenson (Middle English) comes from Middle French declinaison, from Latin dēclīnātiō, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “declenson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdeclinaison—
2Latindēclīnātiō—
3Latin-ātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “declenson”

  • declension
  • declensional
  • declensionist
  • declensionism
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