Where does “снисходительность” come from?
снисходительность (Russian) comes from Russian снисходи́тельный, from Russian снисходи́ть, from French condescendre, from Middle French condescendre, from Old French condescendre, from Latin condēscendere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
снисходительность (Russian): condescension
Definitions
- condescension
Ancestry of “снисходительность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | снисходи́тельный | indulgent, lenient tolerant; not strict |
| 2 | Russian | снисходи́ть | to condescend, to deign |
| 3 | French | condescendre | to assent (to); to agree (to); to condescend (to) |
| 4 | Middle French | condescendre | to assent (to); to agree (to) |
| 5 | Old French | condescendre | to descend; to go down |
| 6 | Latin | condēscendere | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |