Etymology of the Latin word descendere
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)
Derivations in Latin
descendens,
condescendere,
descensioDerivations in other languages
French
descendre, Italian
discendere, Italian
discensivo, Italian
discensore, Portuguese
descender, Portuguese
descer, Romanian
descinde, Spanish
decender, Spanish
descenderUsage
Word found in Late Latin
