Where does “деса́нтник” come from?
деса́нтник (Russian) comes from Russian деса́нт, from French descente, from Old French descente, from Old French descendre, from Latin dēscendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
деса́нтник (Russian): paratrooper, commando
Definitions
- paratrooper, commando
Ancestry of “деса́нтник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | деса́нт | landing (of troops) |
| 2 | French | descente | descent; way down; descending |
| 3 | Old French | descente | — |
| 4 | Old French | descendre | to go down; to descend; to dismount |
| 5 | Latin | dēscendō | to climb down, to go or come down, to descend |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |