Etymology of the English word desinence
the English word
desinencederived from the French word
désinencederived from the Medieval Latin word
desinentia (inflection)
derived from the Latin word
desinensderived from the Latin word
desinere (stop, end, finish)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
sinere (allow, permit)
derived from the Latin word
sinensderived from the Latin word
desinere (stop, end, finish)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
sinere (allow, permit)
derived from the French word
desinencederived from the Latin word
desinensderived from the Latin word
desinere (stop, end, finish)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
sinere (allow, permit)
Date
The earliest known usage of desinence in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
