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Where does “succinte” come from?

succinte (Middle English) comes from Old French succinct, from Latin succinctus, from Latin succingō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “succinte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsuccinct—
2Latinsuccinctusready, prepared, having been readied; succinct,...
3Latinsuccingō—
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “succinte”

  • succinctly
  • succinct
  • succinctness
  • unsuccinct
  • unsuccinctly
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