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Where does “declina” come from?

declina (Romanian) comes from French décliner, from Old French decliner, from Latin dēclīnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

declina (Romanian): to decline; to be declined

Definitions

  1. to decline; to be declined

Ancestry of “declina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéclinerto weaken, to sicken, to go downhill; to...
2Old Frenchdecliner—
3Latindēclīnō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “declina”

  • declinare
  • decline
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