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Where does “снизойти” come from?

снизойти (Russian) comes from French condescendre, from Middle French condescendre, from Old French condescendre, from Latin condēscendere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

снизойти (Russian): to condescend

Definitions

  1. to condescend

Ancestry of “снизойти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcondescendreto assent ; to agree ; to condescend
2Middle Frenchcondescendreto assent ; to agree
3Old Frenchcondescendreto descend; to go down; to assent ; to agree
4Latincondēscendere—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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