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Where does “declinen” come from?

declinen (Middle English) comes from Latin dēclīnō, 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.

Ancestry of “declinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēclīnō—
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 “declinen”

  • decline
  • declining
  • decliner
  • declinist
  • declinable
  • declineth
  • declinism
  • undeclinable
  • declinometer
  • declinability
  • declinest
  • decliningly
  • declinal
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