Etymology

desant

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Today it means: A member of the Russian Airborne Troops. Full definition →

Russian десант ← French descente
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  1. French · derived fromdescente“descent”
  2. Russian · borrowed fromдесант
  3. English todaydesant

From Russian десант (desant), from French descente (“descent”), in reference to parachuting. Doublet of descent.

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