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Where does “decliner” come from?

decliner (Old French) 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 “decliner”, 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 “decliner”

  • decline
  • declining
  • indeclinable
  • decliner
  • declinable
  • declinist
  • declineth
  • declinism
  • undeclinable
  • declinometer
  • declinability
  • indeclinably
  • declinest
  • decliningly
  • declinal
  • indéclinable
  • décliner
  • déclinable
  • déclin
  • déclinateur
  • décliniste
  • declineren
  • declinen
  • declina
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