Etymology of the French word descendre
the Old French word
descendrederived from the Late Latin word
descendere (descend, climb, march; stoop; demean; drop)
derived from the Latin word
scandere (climb; mount, ascend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skand-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of descendre in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
descenderie,
descendeur,
descente,
redescendre,
descendance,
descendantDerivations in other languages
English
descendCognates
Catalan
descendir, Italian
descendere, Spanish
descenderUsage
Word found in Old French
