Etymology

ascension

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Today it means: The act of ascending; an ascent. Full definition →

Middle English ascencioun ← Old French ascension ← Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem“ascent”
  2. Old French · derived fromascension
  3. Middle English · inherited fromascencioun
  4. English todayascension

From Middle English ascencioun, from Old French ascension, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem (“ascent”). Displaced native Old English upfæreld.

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