The story
- Latin · derived fromdēclīnātiō
- Middle French · derived fromdeclinaison
- Middle English · inherited fromdeclinson
- English todaydeclension
From late Middle English declinson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin dēclīnātiō. Doublet of declination.
Words from the same roots
Latindēclīnātiō all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.