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- Latin · derived fromcom-“together”
- Late Latin · derived fromcondescendere“to let oneself down, stoop, condescend”
- French · derived fromcondescendance
- English todaycondescendence
From French condescendance, from condescendre, from Late Latin condescendere (“to let oneself down, stoop, condescend”), from Latin com- (“together”) + descendere (“to come down”). See condescend.
Words from the same roots
Latincom- all →
combatcompoundcomplaincompasscorrespondcommenceconsanguinitycomperecommensurablecompotator
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.