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Where does “condescendre” come from?

condescendre (Old French) comes from Latin condēscendere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

condescendre (Old French): to descend; to go down; to assent ; to agree

Definitions

  1. to descend; to go down; to assent ; to agree

Ancestry of “condescendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincondēscendere—
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “condescendre”

  • condescending
  • condescend
  • condescendingly
  • condescendence
  • uncondescending
  • condescendeth
  • condescender
  • condescendest
  • uncondescendingly
  • condescendingness
  • condescendance
  • condescendre
  • condescenden
  • condescendre
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