Etymology of the English word ascending
the English word
ascendingderived from the English word
ascendderived from the Latin word
ascendere (climb; go, climb up)
derived from the Latin word
scandere (climb; mount, ascend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skand-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
using the English suffix
-ingUsage
Word found in Modern English
